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PSALMS. 


PITTSBURGH: 

UNITED  PRESBYTERIAN  BOARD  OF  PUBLICATION, 

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Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1871,  by 

The  United  Presbyterian  Board  of  Publication, 

In  the  Office  of  the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


PREFACE 


It  has  long  been  felt  among  United 
Presbyterians  that,  owing  chiefly  to 
changes  in  the  use  of  language,  the  Scot- 
tish metrical  version  or  translation  of 
the  Psalms,  in  use  for  more  than  two 
hundred  years,  did  not  fully  meet  the 
requirements  of  their  own  testimony, 
viz.  :  "  That  in  singing  the  praises  of 
God  the  best  possible  metrical  transla- 
tion of  the  Scripture  Psalms  should  be 
used."  Hence  individuals  were  encour- 
aged, and  committees  appointed  to  pre- 
sent such  amendments  and  new  versions 
as  might  be  thought  proper.  Many  of 
these  were  sent  by  the  General  Assem- 
bly, in  overture,  to  the  courts  below, 
i where  they  were  carefully  examined,  and 
the  votes  for  and  against  sent  up.  Some 
were  adopted ;  many  rejected.  After 
many  years,  and  much  prayerful  labor, 


4  PREFACE. 

the  General  Assembly  at  Pittsburgh, 
May,  1870,  appointed  a  committee  of  five 
to  embody  such  amendments  as  seemed 
to  be  needed,  together  with  the  New 
Versions  adopted,  and  publish  them  in 
one  volume  for  the  use  of  the  Church. 

This  volume  is  the  result  of  their  la- 
bors. Much  time  and  prayer  and  close 
study  have  been  bestowed  on  it.  And  it 
is  fondly  hoped  that,  with  the  blessing 
of  God,  it  will  redound  to  His  glory,  pro- 
mote the  peace  of  the  Church,  and  the 
good  of  souls. 


Note  for  the  Second  Edition.— The  Gen- 
eral Assembly,  at  its  meeting  in  Xenia,  May  1871, 
adopted  the  following  : — 

Besolved,  That  the  Revised  Edition  of  the  present 
Version  of  the  Psalms,  and  the  New  Versions, 
published  in  the  same  volume,  be  authorized  to  be 
used  according  to  the  action  of  the  last  Assembly. 


A  TABLE  OF  THE  PSALMS, 

Classed  under  their  several  Subjects. 

PRAYERS. 

I.  Prayers  for  pardon  of  sin  :  Psalms  6th,  25th,  38th, 
51st,  130th.  Psalms  styled  Penitential,  are  the  6th, 
32d,  38th,  51st,  102d,  130th,  143d. 

II.  Prayers  composed  when  the  Psalmist  was  de- 
prived of  an  opportunity  of  the  public  exercises  of  re- 
ligion :  Psalms  42d,  43d,  63d,  84th. 

III.  Prayers  wherein  the  Psalmist  seems  extremely 
dejected,  though  not  totally  deprived  of  consolation 
under  his  afflictions  :  Psalms  13th,  22d,  69th,  77th, 
88th,  143d. 

IV.  Prayers  wherein  the  Psalmist  asketh  help  of 
God,  in  consideration  of  his  own  integrity,  and  the  up- 
rightness of  his  cause  :  Psalms  7th,  17th,  26th,  35th. 

V.  Prayers  expressing  the  firmest  trust  and  confidence 
in  God  under  afflictions  :  Psalms  3d,  16th,  27th,  31st, 
54th,  56th,  57th,  61st,  62d,  71st,  86th. 

VI.  Prayers  composed  when  the  people  of  God  were 
under  affliction  or  persecution  :  Psalms  44th,  60th,  74th, 
79th,  80th,  83d,  89th,  94th,  102d,  123d,  137th. 

VII.  The  following  are  likewise  Prayers  in  time  of 
trouble  and  affliction:  Psalms  4th,  5th,  11th,  28th, 
41st,  55th,  59th,  64th,  70th,  109th,  120th,  140th,  141st. 
142d. 

VIII.  Prayers  of  Intercession  :  Psalms  20th,  67th, 
122d,  132d,  144th. 

THANKSGIVING. 

I.  Thanksgivings  for  mercies  vouchsafed  to  particular 
persons:  Psalms  9th,  18th,  22d,  30th,  34th,  40th,  75th, 
103d,  108th,  116th,  118th,   138th,  144th. 

II.  Thanksgivings  for  mercies  vouchsafed  to  the  Is- 
raelites in  general  :  Psalms  46th,  48th,  65th,  66th,  68th, 
76th,  81st,  85th,  98th,  105th,  124th,  126th,  129th,  135th, 
136th,  149th. 


6  TABLE  OF  PSALMS. 

PRAISE  AND  ADORATION. 

Psahns  celebrating  the  Attributes  and  Providence  of  God. 

I.  General  acknowledgments  of  God's  goodness  and 
mercy,  and  particularly  his  care  and  protection  of  good 
men  :  Psalms  23d,  34th,  36th,  91st,  100th,  103d,  107th, 
117th,  121st,  145th,  146th. 

II.  The  power,  majesty,  glory,  and  other  attributes  of 
the  Divine  Being :  Psalms  8th,  19th,  24th,  29th,  33d,  47th . 
50th,  65th,  66th,  76th,  77th,  93d,  95th,  96th,  97th,  99th 
104th,  111th,  113th,  114th,  115th,  134th,  139th,  147th, 
148th,  150th. 

INSTRUCTIVE. 

I.  The  different  characters  of  good  and  bad  men, — the 
happiness  of  the  one  and  the  miseries  of  the  other : 
Psalms  1st,  5th,  7th,  9th,  10th,  11th,  12th,  14th,  15th, 
17th,  24th,  25th,  32d,  34th,  36th,  37th,  50th,  52d,  53d, 
58th,  73d,  75th,  84th,  91st,  92d,  94th,  112th,  119th,  121st, 
125th,  127th,  128th,   133d. 

II.  The  excellence  of  God's  law  :  Psalms  19th,  119th. 

III.  The  vanity  of  human  life:  Psalms  39th,  49th, 
90th. 

IV.  Advice  to  magistrates-.  Psalms  82d,  101st. 

V.  The  virtue  of  humility  :  Psalm  131st. 

PROPHETICAL. 

Psalms  2d,  16th,  22d,  40thr  45th,  68th,  72d,  87th,  101st, 
118th. 

HISTORICAL. 

Psalms  78th,  105th,  106th. 


THE    PSALMS. 


PSALM  1.     C    M. 

1  "T    rOW  blest  and  happy  is  the  man 

I    1       Who  walketh  not  astray 
In  counsel  of  ungodly  men, 
Nor  stands  in  sinners'  way, 

2  Nor  sitteth  in  the  scorner's  chair. 

But  places  his  delight 
Upon  God's  law,  and  meditates 
On  his  law  day  and  night. 

3  He  shall  be  like* a  tree  that  grows 

Set  by  a  river's  side, 
Which  in  its  season  yields  its  fruit. 
And  green  its  leaves  abide. 

4  And  all  he  does  shall  prosper  well : 

The  wicked  are  not  so, 
But  like  the  chaff  before  the  wind, 
Are  driven  to  and  fro. 

5  In  judgment  therefore  shall  not  stand 

Such  as  ungodly  are; 
Nor  in  th'  assembly  of  the  just 
Shall  wicked  men  appear. 

7 


PSALM    I. 

Because  the  way  of  godly  men 
Is  to  Jehovah  known ; 

Whereas  the  way  of  wicked  men 
Shall  quite  be  overthrown. 


PSALM  1.     L.   M.      6  lines. 

1   TTOW  blest  the  man  that  doth  not  stray 
JLl     Where  wicked  counsel    tempts  his 

feet; 
Who  stands  not  in  the  sinner's  way, 
And  sits  not  in  the  scorner's  seat, 
But  in  God's  law  he  takes  delight, 
And  meditates  both  day  and  night. 

I  He  shall  be  like  the  tree  that  springs 
Where  streams  of  water  gently  glide ; 

Which  plenteous  fruit  in  season  brings, 
And  ever  green  its  leaves  abide. 

Thus  shall  prosperity  attend 

The  good  man's  work,  till  life  shall  end. 

3  Not  so  ungodly  men,  for  they 

Like  chaff  before  the  wind  are  driven  ; 

Hence  they'll  not  stand  in  judgment  day, 

Xor  mingle  with  the  saints  in  heaven. 

The  Lord  approves  the  good  man's  path, 

But  sinners'  ways  shall  end  in  wrath. 


PSALM  II. 


PSALM  2.     C    M. 


1  "TTTHY  rage    the   heathen?    and  vain 

VV  things 

Why  do  the  people  mind  ? 
The  kings  of  earth  do  set  themselves, 
And  princes  are  combined, 

2  To  plot  against  the  Lord,  and  his 

Anointed,  saying  thus, 
Let  us  asunder  break  their  bands, 
And  cast  their  cords  from  us. 

3  But  he  that  sits  in  heav'n  shall  laugh  ; 

The  Lord  shall  scorn  them  all ; 
Then  shall  he  speak  to  them  in  wrath, 
In  rage  he  vex  them  shall. 

4  Yet  I  my  King  anointed  have 

Upon  my  holy  hill ; 
And  reign  as  King  on  Zion  mount 
For  evermore  he  will. 

5  The  sure  decree  I  will  declare ; 

The  Lord  hath  said  to  me, 
Thou  art  my  only  Son  ;  this  day 
I  have  begotten  thee. 

6  Ask  me,  and  for  thy  heritage 

The  heathen  I'll  make  thine  ; 
And,  for  possession,  I  to  thee 
Will  give  earth's  utmost  line. 


10  PSALM  II. 

7  Thou  shalt  as  with  a  weighty  rod 

Of  iron  break  them  all ; 
And  them,  as  potter's  vessel,  thou 
Shalt  dash  in  pieces  small. 

8  Xow,  therefore,  kings,  be  wise  ;  be  taught, 

Ye  judges  of  the  earth  ; 
In  holy  fear  Jehovah  serve, 
And  tremble  in  your  mirth. 

9  And  kiss  the  Son,  lest  in  his  ire 

Ye  perish  from  the  way, 
If  once  his  wrath  begin  to  burn. 
Blest  all  that  on  him  stay. 

PSALM  2.     7s 

1  "TX^TIIY  do  heathen  nations  rage? 

VV        Why  vain  things  do  people  mind  ? 
Kings  of  earth  in  plots  engage, 
Rulers  are  in  league  combined. 

2  Thus  against  the  Lord  they  speak, 

Thus  against  his  Christ  they  say, 
"  Let  us  join  their  bands  to  break, 
Let  us  cast  their  cords  away." 

3  He  shall  laugh  who  sits  above, 

God  Most  High  shall  scorn  them  all ; 
Them  in  anger  fierce  reprove ; 

Burning  wrath  shall  on  them  fall. 


PSALM  II.  11 

4  Yet  according  to  my  will, 

Have  I  set  my  King  to  reign ; 
Him  on  Zion's  holy  hill, 
My  Anointed,  I'll  maintain. 

5  Thus  hath  said  the  Lord  Most  High, 

I  will  publish  the  decree : 
Thee  I  own  my  Son,  for  I 
Have  this  day  begotten  thee 

6  Ask,  for  heritage  I'll  make 

All  the  heathen  nations  thine; 
Thou  shalt  in  possession  take 
Earth  to  its  remotest  line. 


7  Let  thy  rod  of  iron  fall ; 

Break  them  with  thy  sceptre's  sway ; 
Dash  them  into  pieces  small, 
Like  the  potter's  brittle  clay. 

8  Therefore,  kings,  be  wise,  give  ear ; 

Hearken,  judges  of  the  earth  ; 
Learn  to  serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 
Mingle  trembling  with  your  mirth. 

9  Fear  his  wrath,  and  kiss  the  Son, 

Lest  ye  perish  from  the  way, 
When  his  wrath  is  but  begun. 
Blest  are  all  that  on  him  stay. 


12  PSALM  II. 

PSAL3I 2.     L    M 

1  TTTHY  do  the  heathen  storm  with  ire  ? 

VV        The  people  vanity  devise  ? 
The  rulers  craftily  conspire, 

The  kings  of  earth  rebellious  rise. 

2  Against  the  Lord  they  lift  their  hands, 

Against  him  and  his  Christ  they  say, 
"  Asunder  let  us  break  their  bands, 
And  from  us  cast  their  cords  away." 

3  He  that  in  heaven  sits  shall  laugh, 

Jehovah  shall  deride  them  all ; 
Then  as  he  speaks  in  burning  wrath, 
Dismay  and  dread  shall  on  them  fall. 

4  "  Yet  notwithstanding  I  ordain," 

Thus  shall  he  speak  his  sov'reign  will, 
"  He  my  anointed  King  shall  reign, 
On  Zion,  my  own  holy  hill." 

5  Thus  spake  to  me  the  Holy  One, 

I  utter  now  the  Lord's  decree, 

"  Thou  art  proclaimed  my  only  Son, 

This  day  have  I  begotten  thee. 

6  "  Ask  for  inheritance  of  me, 

And  I  will  make  the  heathen  thine, 
And  for  possession,  give  to  thee 
The  earth  to  its  remotest  line. 


PSALM  III.  13 

7  "  An  iron  sceptre  thou  shalt  sway, 

And  with  it  break  and  crash  them  all ; 
Even  like  the  potter's  brittle  clay, 

Thou  shalt  them  dash  in  pieces  small." 

8  And  now,  ye  kings,  be  wise  and  hear ; 

Be  warned,  ye  judges  of  the  earth  ; 
See  that  ye  serve  the  Lord  with  fear, 

And  mingle  trembling  with  your  mirth. 

9  Unto  the  Son  your  homage  pay, 

Lest,  when  his  wrath  begins  to  flame, 
Ye  fall  and  perish  from  the  way. 
Blest  all  confiding  in  his  name. 

PSALM  3.     C    M. 

I   /^\  LORD,  how  are  my  foes  increased  ! 
V_y     Against  me  many  rise; 
How  many  say  of  me,  For  him 

In  God  no  safety  lies  ! 


9 


Yet  thou  my  shield  and  glory  art, 
Thou  liftest  up  my  head; 

I  cried,  and  from  his  holy  hill, 
The  Lord  me  answer  made. 


3  I  laid  me  down  and  slept,  I  waked, 
For  God  protected  me. 
I  will  not  fear  though  thousands  ten 
Arrayed  against  me  be. 


14  PSALM  III. 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  save  me,  ray  God, 

Thou  smitten  hast  my  foes ; 
The  face  and  teeth  of  wicked  men 
Are  broken  by  thy  blows. 

5  Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs, 

In  him  his  saints  are  blest ; 
Thy  blessing,  Lord,  for  evermore 
Shall  on  thy  people  rest. 


PSALM  3.     S.  M. 

1  ORD,  how  my  foes  increase  ! 
1  J     Against  me  many  rise, 

How  many  say  of  me,  "  In  God 
For  him  no  safety  lies  !  " 

2  My  shield  and  glory,  Lord, 

Thou  liftest  up  my  head. 
I  cried,  and  from  his  holy  hill 
The  Lord  me  answer  made. 

3  I  lay  and  slept,  I  woke, 

Kept  by  Jehovah's  care; 
Though  myriads  compass  me  around. 
Their  hosts  I  will  not  fear. 

4  Rise,  Lord,  save  me,  my  God ; 

The  cheeks  of  all  my  foes 
Thou  smitten  hast :  the  wicked's  teeth 
Are  broken  by  thy  blows. 


PSALM  IV.  15 


Salvation  to  the  Lord 
Alone  doth  appertain : 

Upon  thy  people  evermore 
Thy  blessing  shall  remain. 


■o 


PSALM  4.     C    M 

HEAR  me  when  on  thee  I  call, 


God  of  my  righteousness  ; 
Have  mercy,  hear  my  prayer ;  thou  hast 
Enlarged  me  in  distress. 

2  Ye  sons  of  men,  how  long  will  ye 

My  glory  turn  to  shame  ! 
How  long  shall  vanity  and  lies 
Your  willing  service  claim  ! 

3  But  know  that  for  himself  the  Lord 

The  godly  man  doth  choose : 
The  Lord,  when  I  upon  him  call, 
To  hear  will  not  refuse. 

4  Fear,  and  sin  not,  talk  with  your  heart 

On  bed,  and  silent  be ; 
Present  the  gifts  of  righteousness, 
And  in  the  Lord  trust  ye. 

5  O  who  will  show  us  any  good  ? 

Is  that  which  many  say; 
But  of  thy  countenance  the  light. 
Lord,  lift  on  us,  we  pray. 


16  PSALM  IV. 

6  Upon  my  heart  bestowed  by  thee 
More  gladness  I  have  found ; 
Than  they  in  times  when  corn  and  wine 
Did  most  with  them  abound. 


I  will  both  lay  me  down  in  peace 
And  quiet  sleep  will  take ; 

Because  thou  only  me  to  dwell 
In  safety,  Lord,  dost  make. 


PSALM  4.     L    M. 

OD  of  my  righteousness,  reply 
In  mercy  to  my  earnest  cry  ; 
In  past  distress  thou  didst  relieve, 
Be  gracious  now,  my  prayer  receive. 


'G' 


2  How  long,  ye  sons  of  men,  defame, 
And  turn  my  glory  into  shame  ? 
In  vanities  which  ye  devise, 

How  long  delight,  and  follow  lies? 

3  Yet  know  that  ever  for  his  own 

The  Lord  doth  choose  the  godly  one ; 
And  Avhen  to  him  my  prayers  ascend, 
The  Lord  will  graciously  attend. 

4  Then  stand  in  awe,  from  sin  depart ; 
And  hold  communion  with  your  heart 
When  on  your  bed  reclined  at  rest, 
And  still  the  risings  of  your  breast. 


PSALM  V.  17 

5  In  sacrifice  of  righteousness 
Your  homage  to  the  Lord  express ; 
And  ever  let  your  heart  rely 

With  confidence  on  God  Most  High. 

6  O  who  will  show  us  any  good  ? 
Exclaims  the  restless  multitude ; 
But  lift  on  us,  O  God  of  grace, 
The  cheering  brightness  of  thy  face. 

7  More  joy  from  thee  has  filled  my  heart 
Than  all  their  corn  and  wine  impart. 

I  lay  me  down  to  peaceful  sleep, 
For  thou  wilt  me  in  safety  keep. 

JPSALM5.     C    M. 

1  T~EHOVAH,  hearkeu  to  my  words, 
t)       My  meditation  weigh. 

O  hear  my  cry,  my  King,  my  God, 
,For  I  to  thee  will  pray. 

2  Lord,  thou  shalt  early  hear  my  voice ; 

I  early  will  direct 
My  pray'r  to  thee,  and  looking  up, 
An  answer  will  expect. 

3  For  thou  art  not  a  God  that  doth 

In  wickedness  delight ; 
No  evil  shall  abide  with  thee, 
Nor  fools  stand  in  thy  sight. 


18  PSALM  V. 

<,    All  evil-doers  thou  dost  hate, 
Destroyed  shall  liars  be ; 
The  bloody  and  deceitful  man 
Shall  be  abhorred  by  thee. 

5  But  I  thy  temple  will  approach 

In  thy  abundant  grace ; 
And  I  will  worship  in  thy  fear 
Within  thy  holy  place. 

6  Because  of  watchful  foes,  O  Lord, 

Direct  me  by  thy  grace ; 
And  in  thy  righteousness  thy  way 
Make  plain  before  my  face. 

7  For  in  their  mouth  there  is  no  truth, 

Their  inward  thoughts  are  vile ; 
Their  throat  is  like  an  open  grave, 
Their  tongue  is  full  of  guile. 

8  O  God,  destroy  them  ;  let  them  fall 

By  plans  which  they  devise ; 
Them  for  their  many  sins  cast  out, 
For  they  against  thee  rise. 

9  Let  all  who  trust  in  thee  be  glad, 

In  shouts  their  praise  proclaim ; 
Thou  savest  them  ;  let  all  rejoice 
Who  love  thy  holy  name. 

10  For,  to  the  righteous  man,  O  Lord, 
Thou  wilt  thy  blessing  yield  ; 
With  favour  thou  wilt  compass  him 
About  as  with  a  shield. 


PSALM  V.  19 

PSALM  5.     7s. 

JEHOVAH,  hear  ray  words, 
And  my  meditation  weigh  ; 
Hear  my  cry,  my  King,  my  God, 
For  to  thee,  O  Lord,  I'll  pray. 


■o 


2  In  the  morning,  Lord,  my  voice 

Thou  shalt  hear  in  suppliant  cries ; 
In  the  morning,  Lord,  to  thee 
I  will  lift  my  waiting  eyes. 

3  Thou,  Jehovah,  art  a  God 

Who  in  sin  cannot  delight  • 
Evil  shall  not  dwell  with  thee, 
Nor  shall  fools  stand  in  thy  sight. 

4  Evil-doers  thou  dost  hate, 

Liars  all  destroyed  shall  be ; 
Men  of  blood  and  of  deceit 
Ever  are  abhorred  by  thee. 

5  But  in  thy  abundant  grace 

To  thy  house  will  I  draw  near  ; 
To  thy  holy  temple,  Lord, 
I  will  look,  and  bow  in  fear. 

6  Lead  me  in  thy  righteousness ; 

Evermore  my  steps  maintain  ; 
And  because  of  watchful  foes, 
Make  thy  way  before  me  plain. 


20 


PSALM  VI. 


7  In  their  mouth  there  is  no  truth 
All  their  heart  is  full  of  wrong 
Like  an  open  grave  their  throat 
And  they  flatter  with  their  tongue. 

S  Let  transgressors  be  destroyed, 
In  their  sins  by  thee  expelled  • 
-By  their  counsels  let  them  fall 
-bor  against  thee  they  rebelled. 

9  But  let  all  in  thee  who  trust, 
Ever  glad  and  joyful  be/ 
Let  them  joy  who  love  thy  name, 
Safely  guarded,  Lord,  by  thee. 

30  For  Jehovah  to  the  just 

Will  abundant  blessings  yield 
And  with  favour  compass  him 
Safely  round  as  with  a  shield. 

PSALM  6.     C    Iff. 

1  P*  Ahy  great  indignation,  Lord, 
JL     -Do  thou  rebuke  me  not; 

JNor  on  me  lay  thy  chastening  hand 

In  thy  displeasure  hot. 

2  Lord,  I  am  weak,  thy  mercy  show, 

And  me  restore  again  • 
O  heal  me,  Lord,  for  thou. dost  know 
My  bones  are  filled  with  pain. 


PSALM  VI.  21 

3  My  soul  is  sorely  vexed,  but,  Lord, 

How  long  stay  wilt  thou  make? 
Return,  O  Lord,  my  soul  set  free, 
Save  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

4  Because  of  thee  in  death  there  shall 

Xo  more  remembrance  be ; 
Of  those  that  in  the  grave  do  lie 
Who  shall  give  thanks  to  thee  ? 

5  I  with  my  groaning  Aveary  am  ; 

Through  all  my  night  of  woe, 
My  weeping  made  my  bed  to  swim, 
My  couch  with  tears  to  flow. 

6  By  reason  of  my  vexing  grief 

My  eye  consumes  away ; 
And  through  my  foes,  it  waxes  old 
In  failure  and  decay. 

7  But  now  depart  from  me,  all  ye 

That  work  iniquity, 
Because  Jehovah  heard  my  voice 
When  I  did  mourn  and  cry. 

8  And  to  my  supplicating  voice 

The  Lord  did  hearing  give ; 
When  I  to  him  address  my  prayer, 
The  Lord  will  it  receive. 

9  Let  all  my  haters  be  ashamed, 

And  smitten  with  affright ; 
In  shame  let  them  be  driven  back, 
And  put  to  sudden  flight. 


22  PSALM  YI. 

PSALMS.     L    M. 


■i 


X  anger,  Lord,  rebuke  me  not 


In    chastening,    thy    fierce    wrath    re- 
strain ; 
Lord,  pity  me,  for  I  am  weak, 

And    heal    my    bones    so    vexed    with 
pain. 

2  My  soul  is  also  sorely  vexed  ; 

But,  Lord,  how  long  stay  wilt  thou  make  ? 
Return,  O  Lord,  my  soul  set  free  ; 
O  save  me  for  thy  mercies'  sake. 

3  For  they  who  sleep  the  sleep  of  death, 

Of  thee  shall  no  remembrance  have  ; 
And  who  is  he  that  will  to  thee 
Give  praises  lying  in  the  grave  ? 

4  I  with  my  groaning  weary  am ; 

Through  all  the  dreary  night  my  bed 
I  made  to  swim,  and  I  my  couch 
Have  watered  with  the  tears  I  shed. 

5  My  eye,  consumed  with  grief,  grows  dim, 

Because  of  all  my  enemies  ; 
Depart,  ye  wicked  workers  all, 

For  God  hath  heard  my  weeping  cries. 

6  My  supplication  God  hath  heard, 

And  will  receive  my  earnest  cry ; 
Ashamed  and  vexed  be  all  my  foes, 
And  back  in  sudden  terror  fly. 


PSALM  VII.  23 

PSALM  6.     8s  and  Is. 

1  "   ORD,  in  anger  do  not  chasten  ; 

I  J     Thy  fierce  wrath  from  me  restrain  ; 
I  am  weak  ;  in  mercy  hasten, 
O  relieve  my  flesh  from  pain. 

2  Sorrows  deep  my  soul  are  grieving ; 

Lord,  how  long  ! — O  pity  take ; 
Lord,  return,  my  soul  relieving; 
Save  me  for  thy  mercy's  sake. 

3  Thee  the  grave  no  more  remembers ; 

Who  gives  thanks  among  the  dead  ? 
Weary  groans  distract  my  slumbers, 
Tears  have  overflowed  my  bed. 

4  Sorely  vexed  by  my  oppressors, 

Grief  like  age  has  dimmed  my  eye. 

Hence,  and  leave  me,  all  transgressors, 

For  the  Lord  hath  heard  my  cry. 

5  God  hath  heard  my  supplication  ; 

My  petition  will  not  spurn. 
Let  my  foes,  with  sore  vexation, 
Back  in  sudden  shame  return. 

PSALM  7.     C  M 

\    r\  LORD  my  God,  in  thee  do  I 
\^J     My  confidence  repose ; 
Deliver  me  and  save  from  all 
My  persecuting  foes. 


24  PSALM  VII. 

2  Lest  like  a  lion  fierce  the  foe 

My  soul  should  seize  and  rend, 
In  pieces  tearing  it,  whilst  there 
Is  no  one  to  defend. 

•3  O  Lord  my  God,  if  it  be  so 
That  I  committed  this  ; 
If  it  be  so  that  in  my  hands 
Iniquity  there  is ; 

4  If  I  rewarded  ill  to  him 

Who  was  at  peace  with  me; 
(Yea,  ev'n  the  man  that  without  cause 
My  foe  was,  I  did  free ; ) 

5  Then  let  the  foe  pursue  and  take 

My  soul,  and  my  life  thrust 
Down  to  the  earth,  and  let  him  lay 
My  honor  in  the  dust. 

6  Eise  in  thy  wrath,  Lord,  raise  thyself, 

For  my  foes  raging  be  ; 
And  to  the  judgment  which  thou  hast 
Commanded,  wake  for  me. 

7  The  people  shall  assemble  then, 

And  unto  thee  draw  nigh ; 
Return  thou  therefore  for  their  sakes 
Unto  thy  place  on  high. 

8  Jehovah  shall  the  people  judge; 

My  judge,  Jehovah,  be, 
According  to  my  righteousness, 
And  inward  purity. 


PSALM  VII;  25 

9  O  let  the  wicked's  malice  cease, 
But  let  the  just  abide, 
For  God  is  righteous,  and  by  him 
The  heart  and  reins  are  tried. 

19  In  God,  who  saves  the  pure  in  heart, 
Is  my  defence  and  stay. 
God  judgeth  just  men,  but  is  wroth 
With  sinners  every  day. 

11  Then  if  the  sinner  do  not  turn, 

The  Lord  his  sword  will  whet ; 
His  bow  he  hath  already  bent, 
And  hath  it  ready  set. 

12  He  also  hath  for  him  prepared 

The  instruments  of  death  ; 
Against  the  persecutprs  he 
Ordained  his  arrows  hath. 

13  Behold,  he  with  iniquity 

Doth  travail  as  in  birth ; 
He  also  mischief  hath  conceived, 
And  falsehood  shall  bring  forth. 

14  He  made  a  pit,  and  digged  it  deep, 

Another  there  to  take  ; 
But  now  is  prostrate  in  the  ditch 
Which  he  himself  did  make. 

15  His  mischief  on  his  guilty  head 

In  justice  shall  come  down ; 
His  lawless  deeds  in  vengeance  fall 
On  his  devoted  crown. 
3 


26  PSALM  VII. 

16  According  to  his  righteousness 
The  Lord  I'll  magnify, 
And  will  sing  praises  to  the  name 
Of  God,  who  is  Most  High. 

PSALM  7.     S.  M 

1  r\  LORD,  my  God,  in  thee 
V_y      Do  I  my  trust  repose  ; 
O  do  thou  save,  and  rescue  me 

From  all  my  cruel  foes. 

2  Lest  they  my  soul  should  tear 

And  like  a  lion  rend, 

When  no  deliverer  is  near 

To  rescue  and  defend. 

3  Lord,  if  thy  searching  eye 

This  crime  in  me  hath  seen  ; 
If  on  my  hand  the  guilt  do  lie 
Of  this  most  grievous  sin  : 

4  If  evil  I  repaid 

To  one  with  me  at  peace, 
(Yea,  I  my  causeless  foe  did  aid, 
And  freely  did  release  ; ) 

5  Then  let  the  foe  in  strife 

Pursue  me  as  his  prey, 
Tread  down  upon  the  earth  my  life, 
In  dust  my  honor  lay. 

6  In  wrath  lift  up  thy  hand ; 

My  foes  are  filled  with  rage ; 
Awake,  and  as  thou  didst  command, 
On  my  behalf  engage. 


PSALM  VII.  27 

7  So  saints  with  one  accord 

Around  thee  shall  draw  nigh  ; 
And  therefore  for  their  sakes,  O  Lord, 
Do  thou  return  on  high. 

8  Thou,  Lord,  shalt  judge  all  flesh  ; 

In  judgment  take  my  part, 
According  to  my  righteousness, 
And  purity  of  heart. 

9  Let  sin  no  louger  be, 

Whilst  God  the  just  sustains, 

For  God  is  righteous,  and  doth  see, 

And  try  the  heart  and  reins. 

10  God  saves  the  pure  in  heart ; 

He  shields  me  in  my  way  ; 
In  judgment  takes  the  just  man's  part, 
Hates  sinners  every  day. 

11  If  they  do  not  repent, 

His  sword  he  sharpened  hath, 
His  bow  is  ready  made,  and  bent 
To  execute  his  wrath. 

12  To  smite  with  deadly  blows, 

His  weapons  he  hath  framed  ; 
Against  all  persecuting  foes 
His  arrows  he  hath  aimed. 

13  The  foe  hath  labored  long 

In  vain  and  wicked  things ; 
In  heart  he  mischief  plans  and  wrong, 
And  falsehood  forth  he  brings. 


28  PSALM  VII. 

14  A  secret  pit  he  made, 

Where  others  might  be  snared ; 
He  prostrate  in  that  pit  is  laid 
Which  his  own  hands  prepared. 

15  The  mischiefs  he  designed 

Shall  on  his  head  come  down ; 
His  violence  reward  shall  find, 
Returned  on  his  own  crown. 

16  For  all  his  righteousness, 

The  Lord  I'll  magnify ; 
His  name  will  I  forever  bless, 
The  name  of  God  Most  High. 

JPSALM7.     Us. 

1  TEHOVAH,  my  God,   on  thy  help   I 
{J         depend ; 

From  all   those  who  persecute,  save  and 

defend  ; 
Lest  he  like  a  lion,  in  rage  tear  my  soul, 
When  no  one  is  near  me  his  rage  to  con- 
trol. 

2  My   God,    O    Jehovah,   if   I   have   done 

this, 

Or  if  in  my  hands  this  iniquity  is ; 

If  him  I  have  wronged  who  with  me  was 
at  peace ; 

(My  foe  without  cause,  I  did  even  re- 
lease ; ) 


PSALM  VII.  29 

3  My  soul  let  the  enemy  seize  for  his  prey, 
My   life  and  my   honor  in   dust    let  him 

lay. 
Arise,  Lord,  in  anger,  thy  help  interpose, 
.   Arise,  thou,   because    of    the  rage    of   my 
foes. 

4  Awake,  that  my  cause  may  by  thee  be  sus- 

tained, 
Awake   to  the  judgment  which  thou   hast 

ordained, 
And    then    shall   the   people  around    thee 

draw  nigh  ; 
For  sake  of  them,  therefore,  return  thou  on 

high. 

5  All  nations  of  men  shall  be  judged  by  the 

Lord  ; 
To  me,  O  Jehovah,  just  judgment  afford, 
According     as    righteous    in    life    I    have 

been, 
And  ever  integrity  cherished  within. 

(3  Establish  the  just,  and  let  evil  depart, 
For  God  who  is  just  tries  the  reins  and  the 

heart. 
In  God   for  defence  I  have  placed  all   my 

trust ; 
He  saveth   the    upright,    and  judgeth   the 

just. 


30  PSALM   VHL 

7  The  Lord  with  the  wicked  is  wroth  every 

day ; 
His  sword,  if  they  turn  not,  is  sharpened  to 

slay; 
His   bow  is  now  bent,  and   his  arrows  are 

aimed ; 
His  weapons  of  death  for    oppressors    are 

framed. 

8  Behold,  he  in  wickedness  labors  with  pain  ; 
He  mischief  conceives,  but  he  brings  forth 

in  vain. 

He  made  a  deep  pit,  other  men  to  en- 
snare, 

But  fell  in  the  ditch  which  himself  did  pre- 
pare. 

9  On  him  shall  his  mischievous  plots  return 

home, 
His  violent  deeds   on  his  own   head  shall 

come : 
To  God,  for  his  righteousness,  praises   I'll 

sing; 
I'll  sing  to  the  name  of  Jehovah  our  King. 

PSAL3I 8.     C    M 

1     1    TOW  excellent  in  all  the  earth, 
JUL     O  Lord,  our  Lord,  thy  name  ! 
Thou  hast  thy  glory  far  advanced 
Above  the  starry  frame. 


PSALM   VIII.  31 

2  From  mouths  of  babes  and  sucklings  thou, 

O  Lord,  didst  strength  ordain, 
Because  of  foes,  that  so  thou  mightst 
Thy  vengeful  foes  restrain. 

3  When  to  the  heavens  I  look  up, 

Which  thy  own  fingers  framed, 
Unto  the  moon  and  to  the  stars, 
Which  were  by  thee  ordained  ; 

4  Then  say  I,  What  is  man,  that  he 

Remembered  is  by  thee? 
Or  what  the  son  of  man,  that  thou 
So  kind  to  him  shouldst  be  ? 

5  For  thou  a  little  lower  hast 

Him  than  the  angels  made, 

A  crown  of  matchless  glory  thou 

Hast  placed  upon  his  head. 

6  Appointed  Lord  of  all  thy  works, 

Beneath  him  thou  didst  lay 
All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  beasts 
That  in  the  field  do  stray  ; 

7  The  fowls  of  air,  and  fish  of  sea, 

All  passing  through  the  same. 
How  excellent  in  all  the  earth, 
O  Lord,  our  Lord,  thy  name ! 


PSALM  8.     8,  6,  and  4. 

LORD,  our  Lord,  how  excellent 
In  all  the  earth  thy  name, 
Who  hast  thy  glory  set  above 
The  starry  frame. 


■o 


32  PSALM  VIII. 

2  From  infants'  and  from  sucklings"  muutfis 

Is  strength  by  thee  ordained, 
That  so  th'  avenger  may  be  quelled, 
The  foe  restrained. 

3  When  I  behold  thy  spacious  heavens, 

The  work  of  thy  own  hand, 
The  moon  and  stars  in  order  set 
By  thy  command  : 

4  O  what  is  man  that  thou  shouldst  him 

In  kind  remembrance  bear? 
Or  what  the  son  of  man  that  thou 
For  him  shouldst  care  ? 


5  For  thou  a  little  lower  hast 

Him  than  the  angels  made; 
With  honor  and  with  glory  thou 
Hast  crowned  his  head. 

6  Lord  of  thy  works  thou  hast  him  made ; 

All  under  him  must  yield, 
All  sheep  and  oxen,  yea,  and  beasts 
Which  roam  the  field. 


7  Fowls  of  the  air,  fish  of  the  sea, 
All  that  pass  through  the  same  ; 
O  Lord,  our  Lord,  in  all  the  earth, 
How  great  thy  name. 


PSALM  VIII.  33 

PSALM  8.     Is. 

LORD,    our    Lord,    o'er    earth's    vast 
How  exalted  is  thy  name  !       [frame, 
Who  hast  set  thy  glory  bright 
Far  above  the  heavens  height. 

From  the  mouth  of  children  young, 
From  the  infant's  lisping  tongue, 
Matchless  strength  thou  hast  ordained, 
Thus,  thy  vengeful  foes  restrained. 

When  thy  heavens  I  survey, 
Which  thy  fingers'  work  display, 
When  the  moon  and  stars  I  see 
Ordered  all  by  thy  decree: 

What  is  man  that  in  thy  mind 
He  a  constant  place  should  find? 
What  the  son  of  man  that  he 
Should  be  visited  by  thee  ? 

Thou  his  station  didst  ordain 
Just  below  the  angel  train  ; 
Glory  thou  hast  o'er  him  shed, 
And  with  honor  crowned  his  head. 

Thou  hast  given  him  command 
O'er  the  creatures  of  thy  hand  ; 
And  beneath  his  feet  hast  laid 
All  the  works  which  thou  hast  made; 

Flocks  and  cattle,  every  tribe, 
Beasts  that  in  the  field  abide, 
Birds  that  through  the  heavens  roam, 
Fish  that  make  the  sea  their  home; 


34  PSALM    IX. 

8  Every  living  thing  that  strays 
Through  the  ocean's  secret  ways. 
Lord,  our  Lord,  o'er  earth's  vast  frame, 
How  exalted  is  thy  name ! 

PSAL3I9.     C    M. 

1  "  ORD,  thee  I'll  praise  with  all  my  heart, 
1  J     Thy  wonders  all  proclaim. 

O  thou,  Most  High,  in  thee  I'll  joy, 
And  gladly  praise  thy  name. 

2  When  back  my  foes  were  turned,  they  fell, 

And  perished  at  thy  sight : 
My     right    and     cause    thou    hast     main- 
tained ; 
Enthroned  didst  judge  aright. 

3  The  nations  all  thou  hast  rebuked, 

The  wicked  overthrown  ; 
Thou  hast  put  out  their  names,  that  they 
May  never  more  be  known. 

4  O  enemy,  destructions  have 

An  end  perpetual  : 
Thou  cities  hast  destroyed,  and  lost 
Is  their  memorial. 

5  The  Lord  forever  shall  endure, 

For  judgment  sets  his  throne; 
In  righteousness  to  judge  the  world, 
And  justice  give  each  one. 


PSALM  IX.  35 

6  God  also  will  a  refuge  be 

For  those  who  are  oppressed ; 
A  refuge  will  he  ever  prove 
For  those  that  are  distressed. 

7  And  they  who  know  thy  name,  in  thee 

Their  confidence  will  place ; 
For  thou  hast  not  forsaken  them 
Who  truly  seek  thy  face. 

8  O  toing  ye  praises  to  the  Lord, 

Who  dwells  on  Zion.  Mount ; 
Among  the  people  every  where 
His  mighty  deeds  -recount. 

9  When  he  inquireth  after  blood, 

He  then  remembers  them  ; 
The  humble  he  will  not  forget 
Who  call  upon  his  name. 

10  Lord,  pity  me ;  behold  the  grief 

Which  I  from  foes  sustain  ; 
O  thou,  who  from  the  gates  of  death 
Dost  raise  me  up  again. 

11  That  I.  in  Zion's  daughters'  ffates, 

May  all  thy  praise  relate  ; 
And  that  I  ever  may  rejoice 
In  thy  salvation  great. 

12  The  heathen  are  sunk  in  the  pit 

Which  they  themselves  prepared  ; 
And  in  the  net  which  they  have  hid 
Their  own  feet  fast  are  snared. 


36  PSALM  IX. 

13  The  Lord  is  by  the  judgment  known 
Which  he  himself  hath  wrought: 
The  sinners'  hands  do  make  the  suare3 
With  which  themselves  are  caught. 

11  They  who  are  wicked,  into  hell 

Shall  driven  be  with  shame; 

And  all  the  nations  that  forget 

The  Lord's  most  holy  name. 

15  The  Lord  will  not  forever  be 

Unmindful  of  the  poor; 
jNor  shall  the  hope  of  needy  ones 
Be  lost  for  evermore. 

16  Arise,  Lord,  let  not  man  prevail ; 

Judge  heathen  in  thy  sight : 
That  they  may  know  themselves  but  men. 
The  nations,  Lord,  affright. 

PSALM  9.     L    M 

1  ~T~  ORD,   thee    I'll  praise  with  all    my 

I  1         heart, 

And  all  thy  wondrous  works  proclaim  ; 
In  thee,  O  thou  Most  High,  I'll  joy, 
And  sing  the  praise  of  thy  great  name. 

2  When  back  my  enemies  were  turned, 

They  fell  and  perished  at  thy  sight. 
Thou    hast    maintained    my    right    and 
cause, 
And  on  thy  throne  sat  judging  right. 


PSALM  IX.  37 

3  The  nations,  Lord,  thou  hast  rebuked, 

The  wicked  thou  hast  overthrown  ; 
Their  very  names  are  blotted  out, 

That  they  may  never  more  be  known. 

4  Their  ruin  thou  hast  made  complete; 

Their  cities  thou  hast  laid  in  heaps ; 
With  them  their  name  has  passed  away, 
Their  mem'ry  in  oblivion  sleeps. 

5  The  Lord  forever  shall  endure, 

He  hath  for  judgment  set  his  throne, 
In  righteousness  to  judge  the  world, 
And  justice  give  to  every  one. 

<)  Jehovah  shall  a  refuge  prove, 

A  refuge  strong  for  poor  oppressed, 
A  safe  retreat,  where  weary  souls 
In  troublous  times  may  find  a  rest, 

7  And  they,  O  Lord,  that  know  thy  name, 

Their  confidence  in  thee  will  place ; 
For  thou,  Jehovah,  never  hast 
Forsaken  them  that  seek  thy  face. 

8  Sing  praises  to  the  Lord  most  high, 

To  him  that  doth  in  Zion  dwell ; 
Declare  his  mighty  deeds  abroad, 
His  deeds  among  all  people  tell. 

9  When  he  inquiry  makes  for  blood, 

He  calls  to  mind  the  murderer's  deed  ; 
Nor  will  forget  the  humble  saints, 
Who  cry  to  him  in  time  of  need. 


38  PSALM  IX. 

10  O  Lord,  have  mercy,  and  regard 

The  grief  which  I  from  foes  sustain ; 
O  thou,  who  from  the  gates  of  death 
Dost  raise  me  up  to  life  again  ; 

1 1  That  I,  in  Zion's  daughters'  gates, 

May    sing    thy    praise    with    cheerful 
voice  : 
In  that  salvation  thou  dost  bring, 
Redeemed  from  death  I  will  rejoice. 

12  The  heathen  in  that  pit  are  sunk 

Which  they  had  wickedly  prepared ; 
Their  net  wTas  cunningly  concealed, 
And  in  it  are  their  own  feet  snared. 

13  The  Lord  is  by  the  judgment  known 

Which  he  in  righteousness  has  wrought ; 
The  hands  of  sinners  make  the  snares, 
The  snares  with  which  themselves  are 
caught. 

14  The  wicked  turned  to  hell  shall  be, 

And  nations  that  forget  the  Lord  : 
The  needy  shall  not  be  forgot, 

Nor  poor  men    lose    their    hoped  re- 
ward. 

15  Arise,  and  let  not  man  prevail ; 

O  Lord,  judge  heathen  in  thy  sight; 
That    they    may    know    themselves    but 
men, 
The  nations  of  the  world  affright. 


PSALM  IX.  39 

PSALM  9.     S    M. 

Y  heart  shall  praise  the  Lord, 
Thy  wonders  I'll  proclaim  ; 
In  thee,  Most  High,  I'll  greatly  joy, 
And  celebrate  thy  name. 

'2  Lord,  when  my  foes  turn  back, 
They  perish  at  thy  sight ; 
Thou  hast  maintained  my  righteous  cause 
Enthroned,  thou  judgest  right. 

3  Thou  heathen  hast  rebuked, 

The  wicked  overthrown  ; 
And  blotted  out  their  very  name ; 
It  shall  no  more  be  known. 

4  The  foe  in  ruin  lies, 

Made  desolate  and  waste  ; 
His  cities  all  hast  thou  destroyed, 
Their  memory  erased. 

5  But  God  shall  ever  reign, 

His  throne  eternal  stands ; 
He'll  judge  the  world  in  righteousness, 
And  rule  by  just  commands. 

6  A  refuge  God  will  be, 

For  those  whom  foes  oppress  ; 
A  tower  of  strength  he  ever  proves 
In  seasons  of  distress. 

7  And  they  that  know  thy  name, 

In  thee  their  trust  will  place  ; 
For  thou  hast  not  forsaken  them 
That  truly  seek  thy  face. 


40  PSALM  IX. 

8  Sing  praise  to  Zion's  God, 

And  all  his  works  declare ; 
When  he  inquireth  after  blood, 
He  makes  the  meek  his  care. 

9  Lord,  see  what  I  endure 

From  foes  that  do  me  hate  ; 

Have  mercy,  thou,  who  liftcst  me 

From  death's  devouring  gate. 

10  That  I  in  Zion's  gate 

May  utter  all  thy  praise  , 
And  may,  in  thy  salvation  great, 
A  song  of  gladness  raise. 

11  The  heathen  nations  sink 

In  pits  which  they  prepared  ; 
And  in  the  nets  which  they  have  hid, 
Their  own  feet  fast  are  snared. 

12  The  Lord  Most  High  is  known 

By  judgments  he  hath  wrought; 
For  sinners'  hands  have  made  the  snares 
By  which  their  feet  are  caught. 

/3  The  wicked  into  hell 

Shall  yet  be  turned  with  shame; 
And  all  the  nations  that  forget 
The  Lord's  most  holy  name. 

14  The  Lord  will  not  forget 

The  needy  when  they  cry  ; 
Nor  always  disappoint  the  poor, 
Who  on  his  word  rely. 


PSALM  X.  41 

15  Rise,  let  not  man  prevail, 

Judge  heathen  in  thy  sight ; 
That  they  may  know  themselves  but  men, 
The  nations,  Lord,  affright. 

PSALM  10.     C    M 

1  r\  WHEREFORE  is  it,  Lord,  that  thou 
\_y     Dost  stand  from  us  so  far  ? 

And  wherefore  dost  thou  hide  thyself 
When  times  so  troublous  are  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  their  pride  pursue, 

And  make  the  poor  their  prey  : 
Let  them  be  taken  in  the  snares 
Which  they  for  others  lay. 

3  The  wicked  of  his  heart's  desire 

Doth  talk  with  boasting  great ; 
He  blesseth  him  that's  covetous, 
Whom  yet  the  Lord  doth  hate. 

4  The  wicked,  through  his  pride  of  face, 

On  God  will  never  call ; 
And  in  the  counsels  of  his  heart 
The  Lord  is  not  at  all. 

5  His  ways  at  all  times  grievous  are; 

Thy  judgments  from  his  sight 
Are  far  removed :  at  all  his  foes 
He  puffeth  with  despite. 

6  Within  his  heart  he  thus  hath  said, 

I  never  moved  shall  be; 
And  no  adversity  at  all 
Shall  ever  come  to  me. 


42  PSALM  X. 

7  With  cursing,  fraud,  and  foul  deceit, 

His  mouth  is  always  filled  ; 
While  vanity  and  mischief  lie 
Beneath  his  tongue  concealed. 

8  He  closely  sits  in  villages; 

He  slays  the  innocent : 
Against  the  poor  that  pass  him  by 
His  cruel  eyes  are  bent. 

9  He,  lion-like,  lurks  in  his  den  ; 

He  waits  the  poor  to  take ; 
And  when  he  draws  him  in  his  net, 
His  prey  he  doth  him  make. 

10  Himself  he  humbleth  very  low, 

He  croucheth  down  withal, 
That  so  a  multitude  of  poor 
May  by  his  strong  ones  fall. 

11  He  thus  hath  said  within  his  heart, 

The  Lord  hath  quite  forgot ; 
He  hides  his  countenance,  and  he 
Forever  sees  it  not. 

12  Arise,  Jehovah,  O  my  God, 

Lift  up  thy  hand  on  high  ; 
Put  not  the  meek  afflicted  ones 
Out  of  thy  memory. 

13  O  why  js  it  the  wicked  man 

Thus  doth  the  Lord  despise? 
Because  that  God  will  it  require 
He  in  his  heart  denies. 


PSALM  X.  43 

14  Thou  hast  it  seen  ;  for  thou  their  spite 

And  mischief  wilt  repay  : 
The  poor  commits  himself  to  thee  ; 
Thou  art  the  orphan's  stay. 

15.  The  arm  break  of  the  wicked  man, 
And  of  the  evil  one  ; 
Do  thou  seek  out  his  wickedness, 
Until  thou  findest  none. 

16  The  Lord  is  King  through  ages  all, 

His  throne  shall  ever  stand  ; 
The  heathen  people  utterly 
Are  perished  from  his  land. 

17  O  Lord,  of  those  that  humble  are 

Thou  the  desire  didst  hear; 
Thou  wilt  prepare  their  heart,  and  thou 
To  hear  wilt  bend  thy  ear. 

15  To  judge  the  fatherless,  and  those 

Beneath  oppression  sore ; 
That  man,  who  is  but  sprung  of  earth, 
May  them  oppress  no  more. 

PSALM  10.     S    M. 

1  r\  WHEREFORE  dost  thou  stand 
v_y     From  us,  O  Lord,  so  far? 
And  why  dost  thou  conceal  thyself, 

When  times  so  troublous  are  ? 

2  The  wicked  in  his  pride 

Doth  persecute  the  poor ; 
The  evil  things  which  they  devised, 
The  same  let  them  endure. 


44  PSALM  X. 

3  He  of  his  soul's  desire 

Doth  talk  with  boasting  great ; 
He  blesses  him  that's  covetous, 
Whom  yet  the  Lord  doth  hate. 

4  The  wicked  seeks  not  God, 

Restrained  through  pride  of  face  ; 
In  all  his  thoughts  the  thought  of  God 
Hath  in  his  heart  no  place. 

b  His  ways  still  grievous  are, 
And  far  above  his  sight 
Thy  judgments  are;  at  all  his  foes 
He  puffs  with  scornful  spite. 

6  He  in  his  heart  hath  said, 

"  I  never  moved  shall  be, 
And  I  from  all  adversity 
Forever  shall  be  free." 

7  With  cursing,  fraud,  deceit, 

His  mouth  is  ever  filled  ; 
Whilst  vanity  and  mischief  lie 
Beneath  his  tongue  concealed. 

8  In  villages  he  lurks, 

And  slays  the  innocent ; 
His  eyes  are  set  against  the  poor, 
On  secret  mischief  bent. 

9  Concealed  he  lies  in  wait, 

Like  lion  in  his  lair; 
He  takes  the  poor  and  needy  one 
Entangled  in  his  snare. 


PSALM  X.  45 

10  Himself  he  humbleth  low, 

He  croucheth  down  withal, 
That  so  a  multitude  of  poor 
May  by  his  strong  ones  fall. 

11  He  says  within  his  heart, 

"  The  Lord  hath  quite  forgot ; 
He  turns  away  his  countenance, 
His  eye  beholds  it  not." 

12  Do  thou,  O  Lord,  arise, 

O  God,  lift  up  thy  hand, 
Do  not  forget  the  suffering  poor, 
The  humble  in  the  land. 

13  Why  doth  the  wicked  man 

The  mighty  God  despise? 
Because  that  thou  wilt  it  require, 
He  in  his  heart  denies. 

14  But  thou  hast  seen,  thou  wilt 

Their  wrongs  and  spite  repay ; 
The  poor  commits  himself  to  thee, 
Thou  art  the  orphan's  stay 

15  Break  thou  the  wicked's  arm, 

Subdue  the  evil  one ; 
And  search  out  all  his  wickedness 
Until  thou  findest  none. 

1 6  Jehovah  ever  reigns, 

And  firm  his  throne  shall  stand. 
The  heathen  nations  are  destroyed 
Forever  from  his  land. 


■I 


46  PSALM  XL 

17  Of  those  that  humble  are, 

Thou,  Lord,  hast  heard  the  prayer; 
Thou  also  wilt  prepare  their  heart, 
And  still  incline  thine  ear ; 

18  To  judge  the  fatherless, 

And  those  by  men  distressed, 
That  they  by  man  that  is  of  earth 
May  be  no  more  oppressed. 

JPSALM  11.     C    M 

IX  Jehovah  put  my  trust ; 
Then  wherefore  say  to  me, 
As  timid  birds  a  refuge  seek, 
So  to  your  mountain  flee? 

2  For,  lo !  the  wicked  bend  the  bow, 

On  string  their  arrow  fit, 
That  those  who  upright  are  in  heart 
In  secret  they  may  hit. 

3  For  if  foundations  be  destroyed, 

What  hath  the  righteous  done  ? 
Jehovah  in  his  temple  is, 
In  heaven  is  his  throne. 

4  His  eyes  do  see,  his  eyelids  try 

Men's  sons.     The  just  he  proves  ; 
But  his  soul  hates  the  wicked  man, 
And  him  that  vi'lence  loves. 

5  Snares,  fire,  and  brimstone,  raging  storms, 

On  sinners  he  shall  rain  ; 
This,  as  the  portion  of  their  cup, 
Shall  unto  them  pertain. 


PSALM  XI.  47 

6  Because  the  Lord  most  righteous  doth 
In  righteousness  delight ; 
And  with  a  pleasant  countenance 
Beholdeth  the  upright. 

PSALM  11.     L    M. 

MY  trust  is  in  the  Lord  Most  High  ; 
Then  to  my  soul  why  should  ye  say, 
Away  to  your  lone  mountain  fly, 
Speed  like  a  bird  and  flee  away  ? 

2  For  lo !  the  wicked  bend  the  bow, 

With  skilful  hand  they  aim  the  dart; 
Their  arrows  through  the  darkness  go, 
To  pierce  the  man  of  upright  heart. 

2  If  the  foundations  be  o'erthrown, 
Of  what  avail  the  righteous  race  ? 
The  Lord  in  heaven  has  fixed  his  throne, 
And  reigns  within  his  holy  place. 

4  His  eyes  behold,  his  eyelids  scan 

The  sons  of  men,  the  just  he  tries. 
His  soul  doth  hate  the  wicked  man, 
And  bold  transgressors  doth  despise. 

5  Snares,   fire    and    brimstone,    round    their 

path, 
On  wicked  men  the  Lord  shall  rain , 
Dark  tempests  filled  with  burning  wrath, 
Their  cup's  full  portion  shall  remain. 


48  PSALM  XI. 

6   The  Lord  is  just  in  all  his  wavs 
And  righteousness  is  his  delight  ■ 
I o  upright  men  his  graee  displays  ' 
And  gives  them  favor  in  his  sight. 

PSALM  11.     S    M. 

1  A/TY  trust  »s  in  the  Lord  ; 
-LVX     How  to  my  soul  say  ye 
Away  with  speed,  and  like'a  bird 

lo  your  high  mountain  flee  ? 

2  Lo,  sinners  bend  the  bow ; 

On  string  they  fit  the  dart, 
1  hat  they  unseen  may  shoot  at  those 
>\  ho  upright  are  in  heart. 

3  What  can  the  righteous  do? 

AVhat  can  for  them  avail, 
If  the  foundations  be  destroyed 
And  all  they  built  on  fail  ? 

4  The  Lord  in  Zion  dwells, 

The  Lord's  throne  is  on  hio-h  - 
His  eyes  behold  the  sons  of  men; 
I  ea,  them  his  eyelids  try. 

5  The  Lord  the  righteous  tries  ; 

But  those  that  wicked  be,  ' 
And  him  who  loveth  violence 
In  soul  abhorreth  he. 

<3  Fire,  brimstone,  snares,  fierce  storms 
On  sinners  he  shall  rain; 
This  is  the  portion  of  their 'cup 
The  cup  which  they  shall  drain. 


PSALM  XII.  49 

7  Because  the  righteous  Lord 
Delights  in  righteousness ; 
Ami  with  his  gracious  countenance 
The  upright  he  will  bless. 

PSALM  12.     C.  M. 

1  /^\  Thou,  Jehovah,  grant  us  help, 
V^/     Because  the  godly  cease  ; 
And  from  among  the  sons  of  men 

The  faithful  ones  decrease. 

2  For  with  his  neighbor  every  one 

Doth  utter  vanity : 
They  with  a  double  heart  do  speak, 
And  lips  of  flattery. 

3  God  shall  cut  off  all  flattering  lips, 

Tongues  that  speak  proudly  thus, 
We'll  with  our  tongue  prevail,  our  lips 
Are  ours  ;  who's  lord  o'er  us  ? 

4  For  poor  oppressed,  and  for  the  sighs 

Of  needy,  I  will  rise, 
Saith  God,  and  him  in  safety  set 
From  such  as  him  despise. 

5  Jehovah's  words  are  words  most  pure, 

They  are  like  silver  tried 
In  earthen  furnace,  seven  times 
That  hath  been  purified. 

3  O  Lord,  thou  shalt  them  keep  and  save 
Forever  from  this  race. 
On  each  side  walk  the  wicked,  when 
Vile  men  are  high  in  place. 


50  PSALM  XIII. 

PSALM  12.     C    P.  M. 

1  JEHOVAH,  help  ;  the  godly  cease  ; 
fj       Among  the  sons  of  men  decrease 

Those  who  uprightly  live. 
With  flattering  lips  all  falsehood  speak, 
And  with  a  double  heart  they  seek 

Their  neighbors  to  deceive. 

2  The  Lord  shall  flattering  lips  destroy, 
And  tongues  that  boastful  words  employ ; 

That  say  with  one  accord, 
"  Our  tongues  shall  in  our  cause  be  strong. 
Our  lips  to  us  alone  belong; 

Who  over  us  is  lord  ?  " 

3  "  For  those  that  are  oppressed  indeed, 
For  all  the  poor  that  sigh  in  need, 

Lo,  now  will  I  arise ; " 
Thus  saith  Jehovah  in  his  grace, 
"  And  them  I  will  in  safety  place 

From  such  as  them  despise." 

4  God's  w7ords  are  pure  as  silver  tried, 
In  furnace  sev'n  times  purified. 

Thou  from  this  race,  O  God, 
Shalt  keep  thy  servants  evermore. 
When  vilest  men  are  raised  to  power, 

The  wicked  walk  abroad. 

PSALM  13.     C    M. 

I   T~ T~OW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me,  Lord  ? 
JlJL     Shall  it  forever  be  ? 
O  how  long  shall  it  be  that  thou 
Wilt  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 


PSALM  XIII.  51 

2  How  long  take  counsel  in  my  soul. 

Still  sad  in  heart,  shall  I  ? 
How  long  exalted  over  me 
Shall  be  my  enemy  ? 

3  O  Lord  my  God,  consider  well, 

And  answer  to  me  make ; 
My  eyes  enlighten,  lest  the  sleep 
Of  death  me  overtake. 

4  Lest  that  my  enemy  should  say, 

Against  him  I  prevailed  ; 
And  those  who  trouble  me  rejoice 
When  I  am  moved  and  failed. 

5  But  I  have  all  my  confidence 

Upon  thy  mercy  set ; 
My  heart  within  me  shall  rejoice 
In  thy  salvation  great. 

6  I  will  unto  Jehovah  sing 

His  praises  cheerfully, 
Because  he  hath  his  bounty  shown 
To  me  abundantly. 

PSALM  13.     7s  and  6s. 

1  TTOW  long  wilt  thou  forget  me? 
JLIL     Shall  it  forever  be  ? 

O  Lord,  how  long  neglect  me, 
And  hide  thy  face  from  me  ? 

2  How  long  my  soul  take  counsel  ? 

Thus  sad  in  heart  each  day, 
How  long  shall  foes  exulting, 
Subject  me  to  their  sway  ? 


52  PSALM  XIV. 

3  O  Lord,  my  God,  consider, 

.    And  hear  my  earnest  cries  , 
Lest  I  in  death  should  slumber, 
Enlighten  thou  my  eyes ; 

4  Lest  foes  be  heard  exclaiming 

Against  him  we  prevailed  ; 
And  they  that  vex  my  spirit, 
Rejoice  when  I  have  failed. 

5  But  on  thy  tender  mercy 

I  ever  have  relied  ; 
With  joy  in  thy  salvation 
My  heart  shall  still  confide. 

6  And  I  with  voice  of  singing. 

Will  praise  the  Lord  alone, 
Because  to  me  his  favor 
He  hath  so  largely  shown. 

PSALM  14.     C.  M. 

1  rpHAT  there  is  not  a  God,  the  fool 

_J_       Doth  in  his  heart  conclude; 
They  are  corrupt,  their  works  are  vile  ; 
Not  one  of  them  doth  good. 

2  Upon  the  sons  of  men  the  Lord 

From  heaven  looked  abroad, 
To  see  if  any  one  were  wise, 
And  seeking  after  God. 

3  They  altogether  filthy  are, 

They  all  aside  are  gone ; 
And  there  is  none  that  doeth  good, 
Xo,  not  so  much  as  one. 


PSALM    XIV.  53 

4  These  workers  of  iniquity 

Do  they  not  know  at  all, 
That  t'hey  my  people  eat  as  bread, 
And  on  God  do  not  call  ? 

5  There  feared  they  much ;  for  God  is  witl 

The  whole  race  of  the  just. 
You  sha-me  the  counsel  of  the  poor, 
Because  God  is  his  trust. 

6  Let  Israel's  help  from  Zion  come ; 

When  back  the  Lord  shall  bring 
His  captives,  Jacob  shall  rejoice, 
And  Israel  shall  sing. 

PSALM  14.     L.  M 

1  T  I  THE  God  who  sits  enthroned  on  high 

JL  The  fool*  doth  in  his  heart  deny  ; 
Corrupt  are  they,  vile  works  have  done, 
And  doing  good  there  is  not  one. 

2  From  heaven  with  searching  eye  the  Lor<) 
Did  all  the  sons  of  men  regard ; 

To  see  if  any  understood, 

If  any  one  were  seeking  God. 

3  From  righteous  ways  they  all  depart ; 
All  are  corrupt  and  vile  in  heart ; 
Among  them  doing  good  is  none, 
Among  them  all,  not  even  one. 

4  Has  knowledge  from  the  wicked  fled, 
That  they  my  people  eat  as  bread  ? 
That  they  delight  in  works  of  shame, 
And  call  not  on  Jehovah's  name? 


54  PSALM  XV. 

5  There  fearful  terror  on  them  fell  ; 

For  God  doth  with  the  righteous  dwell; 
The  poor  man's  counsel  you  despise, 
Because  in  God  his  refuge  lies. 

6  May  Israel's  help  from  Zion  come; 
When  God  shall  bring  his  captives  home, 
Then  Jacob  greatly  shall  rejoice, 

And  Israel  shout  with  gladsome  voice. 

PSAL3I  IS.     C    M. 

1  "TTTITHIX  thy  tabernacle,  Lord, 

V  V        Who  shall  abide  with  thee? 
And  in  thy  high  and  holy  hill 
Who  shall  a  dweller  be  ? 

2  The  man  who  walketh  uprightly, 

And  worketh  righteousness, 
And  as  he  thinketh  in  his  heart, 
So  doth  he  truth  express. 

3  Who  neither  slanders  with  his  tongue, 

Xor  to  his  friend  doth  hurt ; 
Xor  yet  against  his  neighbor  doth 
Take  up  an  ill  report. 

4  In  whose  eyes  vile  men  are  despised  ; 

But  those  that  God  do  fear 
He  honoreth ;  and  changeth  not, 
Though  to  his  hurt  he  sware. 


PSALM  XV.  55 

b  His  coin  puts  not  to  usury, 
Xor  take  a  bribe  will  he 
Against  the  guiltless.     Who  doth  thus 
Unmoved  shall  ever  be. 

PSALJI 15.     Vs. 

1  f\  JEHOVAH,  who  shall  dwell 
\_J  In  the  temple  of  thy  grace  ? 
Who  shall  on  thy  holy  hill 

Have  a  fixed  abiding  place? 

2  He  who  walks  in  righteousness, 

All  his  actions  just  and  clear  ; 

He  whose  words  the  truth  express, 

Spoken  from  a  heart  sincere ; 

3  He  who  ne'er  with  slandering  tongue 

Utters  malice  and  deceit ; 
Who  will  ne'er  his  neighbor  wrong, 
Nor  a  slanderous  tale  repeat  : 

4  Who  the  impious  will  spurn, 

Honor  those  that  fear  the  Lord ; 
Though  he  to  his  loss  have  sworn, 
Will  not  break  his  plighted  word  ; 

5  Who  no  usury  will  claim, 

Xor  with  bribes  pollute  his  hand  ; 
He  who  thus  his  life  shall  frame, 
Shall  unmoved  forever  stand. 


50  PSALM    XVI. 

PSALM  16.     C    M. 

1  "   ORD,  keep  me,  for  I  trust  in  thee. 
■  J     To  God  thus  was  my  speech  ; 

Thou  art  my  Lord,  and  unto  thee 
My  goodness  doth  not  reach  ; 

2  To  saints  on  earth,  the  excellent, 

Where  my  delight  is  placed. 
Their  sorrows  shall  be  multiplied 
To  other  gods  that  haste. 

3  Of  their  drink-offerings  of  blood 

I  will  no  offering  make  ; 
Yea,  neither  I  their  very  names 
Up  in  my  lips  will  take. 

4  Of  that  inheritance  and  cup 

W  hich  unto  me  pertain, 
The  Lord  most  high  the  portion  is; 
My  lot  thou  dost  maintain. 

5  To  me  most  happily  the  lines 

In  pleasant  places  fell ; 
The  heritage  which  I  received 
In  beauty  doth  excel. 

€  I  bless  the  Lord,  because  he  doth 
By  counsel  me  conduct; 
And  in  the  seasons  of  the  night 
My  reins  do  me  instruct. 

7  Before  me  still  the  Lord  I  set  • 
Since  it  is  so  that  he 
Doth  ever  stand  at  my  right  hand, 
I  never  moved  shall  be. 


PSALM  XVI.  57 

8  Because  of  this  my  heart  is  glad, 

And  joy  shall  be  expressed 
Ev'n  by  my  glory ;  and  my  flesh 
In  confidence  shall  rest. 

9  Because  within  the  grave  my  soul 

Shall  not  be  left  by  thee : 
Corruption  thou  wilt  not  permit 
Thy  Holy  One  to  see. 

10  Thou  wilt  me  show  the  path  of  life ; 
Of  joys  there  is  full  store 
Before  thy  face ;  at  thy  right  hand 
Are  pleasures  evermore. 

PSALM  16.     S.  M. 

1  rpO  thee,  O  Lord,  I  fly, 

JL      And  on  thy  help  depend; 
I  said,  Thou  art  my  Lord  Most  High, 
To  me  deliv'rance  send. 

2  Xot  unto  thee  my  worth, 

It  reaches  not  that  height, 
To  saints,  the  noble  ones  of  earth, 
With  whom  is  my  delight. 

3  Their  sorrows  shall  be  great 

That  other  gods  adore, 
Their  very  names  I'll  not  repeat, 
Nor  their  blood-oiferings  pour* 


58  PSALM   XVI. 

4  A  heritage  for  me 

Jehovah  will  remain  ; 
The  portion  of  my  cup  is  he, 
My  lot  he  shall  maintain. 

5  The  lot  to  me  that  fell 

Is  beautiful  and  fair ; 
The  heritage  in  which  I  dwell, 
None  can  with  it  compare. 

6  I'll  praise  God  while  I  live, 

His  counsel  guides  me  right ; 
My  reins  to  me  instruction  give, 
In  seasons  of  the  night. 

7  The  Lord  before  me  still 

I  set,  and  trust  his  love ; 
At  my  right  hand  he  guards  from  ill, 
And  nothing  shall  me  move. 

8  Now  gladness  fills  my  soul, 

And  joy  shall  be  expressed  ; 
My  glory  shall  his  name  extol, 
My  flesh  in  hope  shall  rest. 

9  My  soul  in  death's  dark  pit 

Shall  not  be  left  by  thee ; 
Corruption  thou  wilt  not  permit 
Thy  Holy  One  to  see. 

10  Life's  path  thou  wilt  me  show, 
To  thy  right  hand  me  guide, 
Where  streams  of  pleasure  ever  flow, 
And  boundless  joys  abide. 


PSALM   XVII.  59 

PSALM  17.     C  M 

1  ~T  ORD,  hear  the  right,  attend  my  cry, 

I  J     And  to  my  prayer  give  heed, 
That  doth  not  in  hypocrisy 
From  feigning  lips  proceed. 

2  And  from  before  thy  presence  forth 

My  judgment  do  thou  send  ; 
And  unto  things  that  equal  are 
O  let  thy  eyes  attend. 

3  Thou  hast  my  heart  proved,  and  by  night 

Didst  visit,  and  me  try, 
Yet  nothing  find,  for  that  my  mouth 
Shall  not  sin  purposed  I. 

4  As  for  men's  works,  I,  by  the  word, 

Which  from  thy  lips  doth  flow, 
Have  kept  myself  out  of  the  paths 
In  which  destroyers  go. 

5  Hold  up  my  goings,  Lord,  me  guide 

In  paths  that  are  divine, 
That  so  my  footsteps  may  not  slide 
Out  of  those  ways  of  thine. 

6  Upon  thee  I  have  called,  O  God, 

Because  thou  wilt  me  hear : 
That  thou  mayst  hearken  to  my  speech, 
To  me  incline  thy  ear. 

7  Thy  wondrous  lovingkindness  show, 

Thou,  who  by  thy  right  hand 
Dost  save  all  those  who  trust  in  thee 
From  such  as  them  withstand. 


00  PSALM   XVII. 

8  As  th'  apple  of  the  eye  me  keep ; 

In  thy  wings'  shade  me  hide 
From  wicked  men  and  deadly  foes 
Who  rage  on  every  side. 

9  In  their  own  fat  they  are  enclosed  ; 

Their  month  speaks  loftily. 
Our  steps  they  compassed,  and  to  earth 
They  bowing,  set  their  eye; 

10  Even  like  a  lion  fierce  and  strong, 

And  greedy  of  his  prey, 
Or  lion  young,  which  lurking  doth 
In  secret  places  stay. 

11  Arise,  and  disappoint  my  foe, 

And  cast  him  down,  O  Lord ; 
Save  thou  my  soul  from  wicked  men, 
From  men  who  are  thy  sword. 

12  From  men  who  are  thy  hand,  O  Lord, 

From  wordly  men  me  save, 
Who  only  in  this  present  life 
Their  part  and  portion  have. 

13  They  with  thy  hidden  wealth  are  filled, 

And  many  children  have  ; 
The  rest  of  their  abundant  wealth 
They  to  their  children  leave. 

14  But  as  for  me,  I  thy  own  face 

In  righteousness  shall  see  ; 
And  with  thy  likeness  when  I  wake 
I  satisfied  shall  be. 


■o 


PSALM   XVII.  61 

PSAL3I  17.     C.  H.  M 

LORD,  do  thou  the  right  regard, 
And  to  my  cry  give  ear ; 
From  no  dissembling  lips,  O  Lord, 
Proceeds  my  humble  prayer. 

0  let  my  judgment  come  to  light, 
And  let  thine  eyes  behold  the  right. 

When  thou  dost  prove  and  try  my  heart, 

And  nightly  visit  me, 
To  search  nje  in  the  inmost  part, 

And  all  my  thoughts  to  see, 
Thou  nought  in  me  shalt  find  amiss, 
For  never  shall  my  mouth  transgress. 

As  for  the  works  of  men,  O  Lord, 
Who  seek  my  overthrow, 

1  have  preserved  me  by  thy  word 

From  paths  wherein  they  go. 
Hold  up  my  goings  in  thy  way, 
And  then  my  footsteps  shall  not  stray. 

I  call  on  thee,  for  thou  wilt  hear, 

And  answer  when  I  pray ; 
O  God,  to  me  incline  thy  ear, 

Thy  wond'rous  love  display. 
Those  trusting  thoe,  thy  strong  right  hand 
Defends  from  thost  who  them  withstand. 


62  PSALM   XVIII. 

5  Keep  as  the  apple  of  the  eye, 

In  thy  wings'  shade  me  close ; 
Bid  my  oppressors  from  me  fly, 

Preserve  from  deadly  foes. 
Enclosed  in  fat,  and  filled  with  pride, 
They  watch  our  steps  on  every  side. 

6  They,  like  a  lion  craving  food, 

Crouch  down  and  fix  their  eye  ; 
As  lions  young  that  thirst  for  blood, 

In  secret  places  lie. 
Arise,  withstand,  cast  down,  O  Lord, 
Save  from  the  wicked  man,  thy  sword. 

7  From  men,  thy  hand,  Lord,  save  thou  me ; 

This  world  is  all  their  care  ; 
With  wealth  and  children  filled  by  thee, 

Their  wealth  their  offspring  share. 
In  righteousness  thy  face  I'll  see, 
Blest  when  I  wake  to  be  like  thee. 

PSALM  IS.     C.  M. 

1  rpHEE  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  strength. 

JL      My  fortress  is  the  Lord, 
My  rock,  and  he  that  doth  to  me 
Deliverance  afford  : 

2  My  God,  my  strength,  whom  I  will  trust, 

A  buckler  unto  me, 
The  horn  of  my  salvation,  too, 
And  my  high  tower  is  he. 


PSALM   XVIII.  6? 

3  The  Lord  is  worthy  to  be  praised, 

Upon  his  name  I'll  call ; 

And  he  from  all  my  enemies 

Preserve  me  safely  shall. 

4  Death's  pangs  surrounded  me,  ill  men 

Like  floods  made  me  afraid  ; 
Hell's  sorrows  compassed  me  about; 
Death's  snares  were  on  me  laid. 

5  In  my  distress  I  called  on  God, 

Cry  to  my  God  did  I ; 
He  from  his  temple  heard  my  voice, 
To  his  ears  came  my  cry. 

6  The  earth  affrighted  then  did  shake, 

Upon  it  trembling  seized  ; 
The  hills'  foundations  moved  and  shook, 
Because  he  was  displeased. 

7  Then  from  his  nostrils  rose  a  smoke, 

And  from  his  mouth  there  came 
Devouring  fire,  and  coals  by  it 
Were  kindled  into  flame. 

8  The  heavens  also  he  bowed  down, 

And  thence  he  did  descend, 
Whilst  thickest  clouds  of  darkness  did 
Beneath  his  feet  attend. 

9  And  he  upon  a  cherub  rode, 

Upon  it  he  did  fly; 
Yea,  on  the  swift  wings  of  the  wind 
His  flight  was  from  on  high. 


64  PSALM  XVIII. 

10  He  darkness  made  his  secret  place 

Around  him  gathered  were 

For  his  pavilion,  waters  dark 

And  clouds  that  fill  the  air. 

11  And  at  the  brightness  of  that  light 

Which  was  before  his  eye, 
His  thick  clouds  passed  away,  hailstones 
And  coals  of  fire  did  fly. 

12  Jehovah  also  in  the  heavens 

Did  thunder  in  his  ire ; 
And  there  the  Highest  gave  his  voice, 
Hailstones  and  coals  of  fire. 

13  He  sent  his  arrows  forth,  and  they 

Were  scattered  far  and  near ; 
His  lightnings  also  he  shot  out, 
And  they  confounded  were. 

14  The  waters'  channels  then  were  seen, 

The  world's  foundations  vast 
At  thy  rebuke  discovered  were, 
And  at  thy  nostrils'  blast. 

15  And  from  above  the  Lord  sent  down, 

And  took  me  from  below ; 
From  many  waters  drew  me  out, 
Which  would  me  overflow. 

16  He  me  relieved  from  my  strong  foes, 

And  such  as  did  me  hate ; 
Because  he  saw  that  they  for  me 
Too  strong  were,  and  too  great. 


PSALM  XVIII.  G5 

17  They  rose  against  me  in  the  day 

Of  my  calamity ; 
But  even  then  the  Lord  himself 
A  stay  was  unto  me. 

18  He  to  a  place  where  liberty 

And  room  was  hath  me  brought ; 
Because  he  took  delight  in  me, 
He  my  deliv'rance  wrought. 

19  According  to  my  righteousness 

He  did  me  recompense, 
He  me  repaid  according  to 
My  hands'  pure  innocence. 

20  For  I  have  kept  Jehovah's  ways, 

From  God  turned  not  aside ; 
Before  me  still  his  judgments  are, 
His  statutes  are  my  guide. 

21  Sincere  and  upright  in  my  heart 

Before  his  face  was  I ; 
And  watchfully  I  kept  myself 
From  my  iniquity. 

22  According  to  my  righteousness 

The  Lord  did  me  requite, 
According  as  my  hands  were  clean 
Before  his  searching  sight. 

23  Thou  wilt  thy  tender  mercy  show 

To  those  who  mercy  love; 
Thou  also  with  the  upright  man 
Thyself  wilt  upright  prove. 


66  PSALM  XV III. 

24  To  those  who  walk  in  purity 

Thyself  thou  pure  wilt  show ; 
And  fro  ward  thou  wilt  prove  to  those 
In  fro  ward  ways  that  go. 

25  For  thou  wilt  the  afflicted  save 

In  grief  that  low  do  lie  : 
But  wilt  bring  down  the  countenance 
Of  them  whose  looks  are  high. 

26  The  Lord  will  light  my  candle  so, 

That  it  shall  shine  full  bright ; 
The  Lord  my  God  will  also  make 
My  darkness  to  be  light. 

27  By  thee  through  troops  of  men  I  break, 

And  them  discomfit  all; 
And,  by  my  God  assisting  me, 
I  overleap  a  wall. 

28  All  perfect  is  the  way  of  God  ; 

Jehovah's  word  is  tried ; 
He  is  a  buckler  unto  all 
'Who  do  in  him  confide. 

29  Who  but  the  Lord  is  God  ?  but  he 

Who  is  a  rock  and  stay  ? 
Jehovah  girdeth  me  with  strength, 
And  perfect  makes  my  way. 

30  He  set  me  on  my  places  high, 

Like  hinds'  feet  mine  did  make . 
My  hands  he  taught  to  war,  my  arms 
A  bow  of  steel  did  break. 


PSALM  XVIII.  07 

31  The  shield  of  thy  salvation  thou 

Upon  me  didst  bestow  ; 
Thy  right  hand  held  me  up,  and  great 
Thy  kindness  made  me  grow. 

32  And  in  my  way  thou  hast  enlarged 

My  footsteps  under  me, 
That  I  go  safely,  and  my  feet 
Are  kept  from  sliding  free. 

33  My  enemies  I  have  pursued, 

And  them  did  overtake; 
Xor  turned  again  till  I  of  them 
An  utter  end  did  make. 

34  I  wounded  them,  they  could  not  rise,> 

They  at  my  feet  did  fall. 
Thou  girdedst  me  with  strength  for  war  5 
My  foes  thou  broughtst  down  all. 

35  And  thou  hast  given  me  the  necks 

Of  such  as  are  my  foes ; 
That  I  might  them  destroy  who  do 
With  hatred  me  oppose. 

36  They  in  their  trouble  cried  for  help, 

But  there  was  none  to  save ; 
Yea,  they  upon  Jehovah  called, 
But  he  no  answer  gave. 

37  Then  did  I  beat  them  small  as  dust 

Before  the  wind  that  flies ; 
And  I  did  cast  them  out  like  filth 
Upon  the  street  that  lies. 


68  PSALM  XVIII. 

38  Thou  mad'st  me  free  from  people's  strife, 
The  heathen's  head  to  be ; 
A  people  whom  I  have  not  known 
Shall  service  do  to  me. 


:VJ   At  hearing  they  shall  yield  to  me, 
My  will  they  shall  obey : 
From  their  enclosures,  struck  with  fear, 
Shall  strangers  fade  away. 

40  God  lives,  blest  be  my  rock,  and  praised 

Let  God  my  Saviour  be. 
God  doth  avenge  me,  and  subdues 
The  people  under  me. 

41  He  saves  me  from  my  enemies ; 

Yea,  thou  hast  lifted  me 
Above  my  foes ;  and  from  the  man 
Of  vi'lence  set  me  free. 

42  I  therefore  will  to  thee,  O  Lord, 

In  songs  my  thanks  proclaim; 
And  I  among  the  heathen  wia 
Sing  praises  to  thy  name. 

4')  He  great  deliv' ranee  gives  his  king; 
He  mercy  doth  extend 
To  David,  his  anointed  one, 
And  his  seed  without  end. 


PSALM  XVIII.  69 

PSALM  IS.     L.  M. 

THEE  will  I  love,  O  Lord,  my  might, 
My  rock,  my  help,  my  saving  power,, 
My  God,  my  trust,  my  shield  in  fight, 
My  great  salvation,  my  high  tower, 

2  I  to  Jehovah  lift  my  prayer, 

To  whose  great  name  all  praise  we  owe; 
So  shall  I  by  his  watchful  care 
Be  safely  guarded  from  my  foe. 

3  By  floods  of  wicked  men  distressed, 

With  deadly  sorrows  compassed  round ; 
My  soul  with  pains  of  hell  oppressed, 
And  in  death's  iron  fetters  bound. 

4  Distressed,  I  called  upon  the  Lord, 

And  to  my  God  addressed  my  prayer; 
My  voice  he  from  his  temple  heard, 
My  cry  ascended  to  his  ear. 

5  When  God  in  his  fierce  anger  came, 

The  everlasting  hills  did  quake ; 
The  trembling  earth  throughout  its  frame,, 
Did  from  its  deep  foundations  shake. 

6  Dark  clouds  of  smoke,  dread  signs  of  ire 

Up  from  Jehovah's  nostrils  came; 
His  mouth  sent  forth  devouring  fire, 
And  coals  were  kindled  into  rlame^ 


70  PSALM  XVIII. 

7  He  bowed  the  heavens,  his  high  abode, 

Descending  'mid  the  gloom  of  night ; 
He  on  a  cherub  swiftly  rode, 

And  on  the  wings  of  wind  his  flight„ 

8  Dark  watery  mists  in  thick  array 

And  lowering  clouds  his  presence  vail, 
But  at  his  brightness  pass  away, 

And  burst  in  storms  of  fire  and  hail. 

9  Then  through  the  heaven  with  lightning 

riven, 
Jehovah  thundered  in  his  ire  ; 
The  voice  of  God  Most  High  was  given 
'Mid  storms  of  hail  and  coals  of  fire. 

10  His  deadly  shafts  around  lie  threw, 

His  foes  dispersed  in  wild  retreat; 
Like  burning  darts  his  lightnings  flew, 
Consuming  them  in  sore  defeat. 

11  The  waters'  channels  were  disclosed, 

Laid  bare  the  world's  foundations  vast; 
By  thy  rebuke,  O  Lord,  exposed, 
And  by  thy  nostrils'  angry  blast. 

12  He  sent  from  heaven  and  rescued  me 

From  manv  waters  swelling;  high  ; 

From  those  that  hate  me  set  me  freo, 

And  foes  that  stronger  were  than  L 


PSALM    XVIII.  71 

13  With  fierce  assault  in  sorrow's  day, 

My  foes  came  on,  but  God  was  near ; 
He  saved  me,  and  enlarged  my  way, 
Because  to  him  my  soul  was  dear. 

14  As  I  in  life  have  righteous  been, 

Jehovah  will  his  grace  afford  ; 
According  as  my  hands  are  clean, 
He'll  give  to  me  a  just  reward. 

15  Jehovah's  ways  I  kept  aright, 

And  from  my  God  did  not  depart; 
I  kept  his  judgments  in  my  sight, 
And  all  his  statutes  in  my  heart. 

16  Sincere  beneath  his  searching  sight, 

I  kept  from  each  besetting  sin ; 
So  he  my  goodness  doth  requite, 
According  as  my  hands  are  clean. 

17  To  gracious  men  thou  gracious  art, 

And  pure  to  such  as  purely  live, 
Upright  to  men  of  upright  heart, 

But  with  the  fro  ward  thou  wilt  strive. 

18  For  thou  the  troubled  soul  wilt  save, 

High  looks  wilt  humble  in  thy  might 
A  lamp  to  me  Jehovah  gave, 

And  turned  my  darkness  into  light. 

19  I  on  his  mighty  arm  relied, 

And  over  troops  of  foes  prevailed ; 
And  with  my  God  upon  my  side. 
Their  lofty  walls  I  fearless  scaled. 


72  PSALM    XVIII. 

20  The  way  of  God  perfection  shows, 

Jehovah's  holy  word  is  tried ; 
He  is  a  buckler  unto  those 

Who  in  his  mighty  power  confide. 

21  For  who  as  God  should  be  adored? 

Who  but  our  God  can  us  befriend  ? 
Who  is  a  rock  besides  the  Lord? 
Who  else  is  able  to  defend  ? 

22  My  loins  with  strength  th'  Almighty  binds, 

My  way  makes  perfect  by  his  hand ; 
My  feet  he  makes  as  swift  as  hinds', 
On  my  high  places  makes  me  stand. 

23  By  him  well  trained  in  arts  of  Avar, 

My  arms  the  bow  of  steel  shall  break  ; 
Thy  hand  and  shield  my  safety  are, 

And  great  thy  kindness  shall  me  make. 

24  Thou  hast  made  room  where  I  did  go, 

Kept  safe  my  feet  whilst  I  pursued, 
And  pressed  upon  the  flying  foe, 

Nor  turned  till  they  were  all  subdued. 

"}5  I  smote  them,  they  could  rise  no  more; 
They  fell  down  helpless  at  my  feet. 
Thou  didst  me  gird  with  strength  for  war; 
Through  thee  my  triumph  was  complete. 


PSALM  XVIII.  73 

26  The  lives  of  all  my  deadly  foes 

To  be  destroyed  to  me  were  given  ; 
They  called,  but  none  to  save  them  rose ; 
In  vain  they  cried  for  help  to  heaven. 

'27  Then  small  as  rising  dust  which  flies 
Before  the  wind,  I  did  them  beat ; 
I  cast  them  forth  like  dirt  which  lies 
Down-trodden  in  the  miry  street. 

28  From  strife  thou  hast  secured  my  throne ; 

O'er  heathen  made  me  head  to  be ; 
A  people  which  I  have  not  known 
Shall  render  service*  unto  me. 

29  They  shall  obey  soon  as  they  hear  ; 

The  sons  of  strangers  shall  submit ; 

Yea,  strangers'  sons  shall  fade  with  fear, 

Who  in  their  strong  enclosures  sit. 

30  Jehovah  lives,  let  him  be  praised, 

My  rock,  on  whom  alone  I  rest ; 
And  highly  let  God's  name  be  raised, 
Who  me  with  his  salvation  blessed. 

31  The  mighty  God  avenges  me, 

Hath  nations  under  me  subdued, 
From  all  my  foes  hath  set  me  free, 

And  saved  from  all  that  me  withstood. 

7 


71  PSALM    XIX. 

32  From  men  of  violence  and  blood 

Thou  didst  to  me  deliv'rance  bring; 
So  thanks  to  thee  I'll  give,  O  God, 
Thy  praise  among  the  nations  sing. 

33  He  to  his  king  deliv'rance  sends, 

To  his  anointed  shows  his  grace ; 
His  mercy  evermore  extends 

To  David  and  his  promised  race. 


PSALM  19.     C.  M. 

1  npHE  heavens  God's  glory  do  declare, 

JL      The  skies  his  hand's  works  preach  j 
Day  utters  speech  to  day,  and  night 
To  night  doth  knowledge  teach. 

2  No  language  utter  they,  nor  speech, 

No  voice  of  theirs  is  heard  ; 
Yet  through  the  world  their  line  goes  forth, 
To  ends  of  earth  their  word. 

3  There  for  the  sun  he  pitched  a  tent, 

Who  conies  with  beaming  face 
As  bridegroom  comes,  and  giant-like 
With  joy  begins  his  race. 

4  His  circuit  is  from  heaven's  end, 

And  back  to  it  again ; 
And  there  is  nothing  from  his  heat 
That  hidden  doth  remain. 


PSALM  XIX.  75 

5  God's  law  is  perfect,  and  converts 

The  soul  in  sin  that  lies : 
God's  testimony  is  most  sure, 
And  makes  the  simple  wise. 

6  The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right, 

And  do  rejoice  the  heart ; 
The  Lord's  command  is  pure,  and  doth 
Light  to  the  eyes  impart. 

7  Unspotted  is  the  fear  of  God, 

And  ever  doth  endure ; 
The  judgments  of  the  Lord  are  truth, 
And  righteousness  most  pure. 

8  They  more  than  gold,  yea,  much  fine  gold 

To  be  desired  are ; 
Than  honey,  honey  from  the  comb 
That  droppeth,  sweeter  far. 

9  Moreover,  they  thy  servant  warn 

How  he  his  life  should  frame : 
A  great  reward  provided  is 
For  them  that  keep  the  same. 

10  "Who  can  his  errors  understand  ? 

From  secret  faults  me  cleanse : 
Thy  servant  also  keep  thou  back 
From  all  presumptuous  sins. 

1 1  And  do  not  suffer  them  to  have 

Dominion  over  me  ; 
I  shall  be  righteous  then,  and  from 
The  great  transgression  free. 


76  PSALM   XIX. 

12  The  words  which  from  my  mouth  proceed, 
The  thoughts  sent  from  my  heart, 
Accept,  O  Lord,  for  thou  my  strength 
And  my  Redeemer  art. 

TSAJLM  19.     H  M. 

1  rpHE  glory  of  the  Lord 

_X_      The  heavens  declare  abroad  ; 

The  firmament  displays 
The  handiwork  of  God  ; 
Day  unto  day  declareth  speech, 
And  night  to  night  doth  knowledge  teach, 

2  Aloud  they  do  not  speak, 

They  utter  forth  no  word, 
Nor  into  language  break ; 

Their  voice  is  never  heard. 
Their  line  through  all  the  earth  extends, 
Their  words  to  earth's  remotest  ends. 

3  In  them  he  for  the  sun 

Hath  set  a  dwelling-place; 
Rejoicing  as  a  man 

Of  strength,  to  run  a  race  ; 
He,  bridegroom  like  in  his  array, 
Comes  from  his  chamber,  bringing  day. 

4  His  daily  going  forth 

Is  from  the  end  of  heaven  ; 
The  firmament  to  him 

Is  for  his  circuit  given — 
His  circuit  reaches  to  its  ends, 
And  everywhere  his  heat  extends. 


PSALM  XIX.  77 

5  God's  perfect  law  converts 

The  soul  in  sin  that  lies ; 
His  testimony  sure 

Doth  make  the  simple  wise ; 
His  statutes  just  delight  the  heart; 
His  holy  precepts  light  impart. 

6  The  fear  of  God  is  clean, 

And  ever  doth  endure  ; 
His  judgments  all  are  truth, 

And  righteousness  most  pure. 
To  be  desired  are  they  far  more 
Than  finest  gold  in  richest  store. 

7  God's  judgments  to  the  taste 

More  sweet  than  honey  are, 
Than  honey  from  the  comb 

That  droppeth,  sweeter  far. 
With  counsel  they  thy  servant  guard ; 
In  keeping  them  is  great  reward. 

8  Who  can  his  errors  know  ? 

From  secret  faults  me  cleanse; 
Thy  servant  keep  thou  back 

From  all  presumptuous  sins. 
O  let  them  not  my  way  control, 
Xor  gain  dominion  o'er  my  soul. 

9  Then  in  thy  righteous  way 

My  life  shall  upright  be ; 
I  shall  be  innocent — 

From  great  transgression  free. 
Accept  my  words,  and  thoughts  of  heart; 
Lord,  thou  my  strength  and  Saviour  art. 


78  PSALM  XX. 

PSALM  20.     C.  M. 

1  TEHOVAH  hear  thee  in  the  day 
*J       When  trouble  he  doth  send ; 
And  let  the  name  of  Jacob's  God 

From  every  ill  defend. 

2  O  let  him  send  his  help  to  thee 

Out  from  his  holy  place ; 
Let  him  from  Zion,  his  own  hill, 
Sustain  thee  by  his  grace. 

3  Let  him  remember  all  thy  gifts, 

Accept  thy  sacrifice ; 
Grant  thee  thy  heart's  wish,  and  fulfil 
Thy  thoughts  and  counsel  wise. 

4  In  thy  salvation  we  will  joy, 

In  our  God's  name  we  will 
Display  our  banners ;  and  the  Lord 
Thy  prayers  all  fulfil. 

5  Now  know  I  God  his  King  doth  save ; 

He  from  his  holy  heaven 
Will  hear  him,  with  the  saving  strength 
By  his  own  right  hand  given. 

6  In  chariots  some  put  confidence, 

On  horses  some  rely, 
But  we  remember  will  the  name 
Of  God,  our  God  Most  High. 

7  We  rise,  and  upright  stand,  when  they 

Are  made  to  bow,  and  fall. 

Deliver,  Lord,  and  let  the  King 

Us  hear,  when  we  do  call. 


PSALM  XX.  79 

PSALM  20.     L.  M 

1  nnHE  Lord  thee  hear  in  time  of  grief, 

I        Let  Jacob's  God  defend  thee  still ; 
Send  from  his  holy  place  relief; 

And  strengthen  thee  from  Zion  hill. 

2  May  he  thy  sacrifice  regard, 

And  all  thy  offerings  bear  in  mind  ; 
Thy  heart's  desire  to  thee  accord, 
Fulfilling  all  thou  hast  designed. 

3  In  thy  salvation  we'll  rejoice, 

In  onr  God's  name  our  banners  rear  , 
The  Lord  Jehovah  hear  thy  voice, 
And  evermore  fulfil  thy  prayer. 

4  I  know  Jehovah  doth  defend, 

And  save  his  own  anointed  King ; 
He  will  from  heav'n  an  answer  send ; 
His  right  hand  saving  power  shall  bring. 

5  In  chariots  some  put  confidence, 

And  others  on  their  steeds  rely ; 
But  we  remember  for  defence 

The  name  of  God,  our  God  Most  High. 

*>  Now  we  arise,  and  upright  stand, 

Whilst  they  brought  down,  in  ruin  fall. 
Lord,  save  us  by  thy  mighty  hand. 
The  King  us  hear  when  we  do  call. 


80  PSALM  XXI. 

PSALM  21.     C.  M. 

1  FEHOVAH,  in  thy  strength  the  king 
eJ       Shall  very  joyful  be  ; 

And  in  thy  saving  help  exult 
Exceedingly  shall  he. 

2  For  thou  upon  him  hast  bestowed 

All  that  his  heart  would  have ; 
And  thou  from  him  hast  not  withheld 
AVhate'er  his  lips  did  crave. 

3  Thou  wilt  him  bless  with  timely  gifts, 

Of  goodness  manifold ; 
And  thou  wilt  set  upon  his  head 
A  crown  of  purest  gold. 

4  And  when  of  thee  he  life  desired, 

Thou  life  to  him  didst  give, 
Even  such  a  length  of  days,  that  he 
Foreverrnore  should  live. 

5  In  that  salvation  wrought  by  thee 

His  glory  is  made  great ; 

Yea,  honor  great  and  majesty 

Thou  hast  upon  him  set. 

6  For  thou,  O  Lord,  forever  more 

Most  blessed  hast  him  made ; 
And  with  thy  countenance  thou  hast 
Made  him  exceeding  glad. 

7  Because  the  king  his  confidence 

Upon  the  Lord  doth  place; 
And  God  Most  High  will  him  preserve 
In  his  abundant  irrace. 


PSALM  XXI.  81 

8  Thy  hand  shall  all  those  men  find  out 

That  en'mies  are  to  thee, 
And  thy  right  hand  discover  those 
Of  thee  that  haters  be. 

9  Like  furnace  hot  thou  shalt  them  make, 

When  kindled  is  thy  ire ; 
God  shall  them  swallow  in  his  wrath, 
Devour  them  shall  the  fire. 

10  Their  fruit  from  earth  thou  shalt  destroy, 

Their  seed  from  men  among ; 

Because  in  fruitless  malice  they 

Did  mischief  plot  and  wrong. 

11  For  thou  shalt  make  them  turn  their  back, 

When  arrows  thou  shalt  place 
Upon  thy  strings,  and  ready  make 
To  fly  against  their  face. 

12  In  thy  great  power  and  strength,  O  Lord, 

Do  thou  exalted  be ; 
'  So  shall  we  sing  with  joyful  hearts, 
Thy  power  praise  shall  we. 

PSALM  21.     12s  and  9s. 

I   "VT~OW  the  king  in  thy  strength  shall  be 
li      joyful,  O  Lord, 

And  shall  in  thy  salvation  rejoice; 
For  the  wish  of  his  heart  thou  didst  freely 
afford, 
And  request  of  his  suppliant  voice. 


82  PSALM  XXI. 

2  All  the  blessings  he  craved  thou  didst  gra- 

ciously give, 
With  the  purest  of  gold  he  is  crowned  • 
When  he  asked  of  thee  life,  thou  hast  made 

him  to  live 
While  the  ages  shall  circle  around. 

3  Through  salvation  from  thee,  has  his  fame 

spread  abroad, 
Thou  didst  glory  and  honor  impart ; 
Thou  hast  made  him  most  blessed  forever, 

OGod, 
And  thy  presence  has  gladdened  his  heart. 

4  For  the  king,  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  Most 

High 
Did  unwavering  confidence  place ; 
On  the  name  of  Jehovah  he  still  will  rely, 
And  shall  stand  evermore  in  his  grace. 

h  Thou   wilt  stretch  forth  thy   hand   on  the 
head  of  thy  foes,  i 

On  thy  haters  a  right  hand  of  power ; 
Then  thy  wrath  shall  around  them  like  fur- 
nace flames  close; 
Yea,  the  fire  of  God's  wrath  shall  devour. 

6  From  the  earth  shall  their  race  be  consumed 
and  destroyed, 
And  their  offspring  forever  shall  foil ; 
By  the  evil  they  plotted,  the  schemes  they 
employed, 
They  shall  never  against  thee  prevail. 


PSALM  XXI.  83 

But  their  back  thou  wilt  make  them  to  turn 
in  swift  flight, 

When  thy  arrows  are  aimed  at  their  face. 
Be  thou,  O  Jehovah,  exalted  in  might, 

We  will  sing  of  thy  power  and  grace. 


JPSAZM  21.     L   M. 

OW,  O  Jehovah,  shall  the  king 
Be  joyful  in  thy  saving  might, 
\nd  of  thy  great  salvation  sing 
In  songs  of  rapture  and  delight. 


'N 


2  His  heart's  desire,  his  lip's  request, 

Thy  gracious  hand  did  not  withhold ; 
With  all  thy  goodness  he  is  blessed, 
And  wears  a  crown  of  purest  gold. 

3  He  asked  for  life,  thou  didst  decree 

For  him  an  endless  length  of  days; 
And  through  salvation  wrought  by  thee, 
How  great  his  majesty  and  praise. 

4  Afar  his  glory  is  displayed, 

With  highest  honor  he  is  crowned  ; 
Thou  hast  the  king  a  blessing  made 
While  endless  ages  circle  round. 

5  Blessed  with  the  favor  thou  hast  shown, 

And  gladdened  with  thy  beaming  face, 
In  God  Most  High  he  trusts  alone, 
And  stands  forever  in  his  grace. 


84:  PSALM  XXII. 

6  On  all  that  hate  thee,  all  thy  foes, 

Thy  hand  shall  be  outstretched  in  power ; 
Like   flames  thy  wrath  shall   round  them 
close, 
And  God's  consuming  rage  devour. 

7  From  earth  their  race  shall  be  destroyed, 

Their  lineage  never  more  be  known  j 
Their  schemes  and  plottings  all  are  void, 
Their  counsels  utterly  o'erthrown. 

8  Thou  at  their  face  thy  shafts  shall  aim, 

And  turn  them  back  in  sudden  flight. 
O  Lord,  in  strength  exalt  thy  name, 
And  we  will  celebrate  thy  might. 


PS  ALII  22.     C    M. 

Y  God,  my  God,  why  hast  thou  me 
Forsaken  ?  why  so  far 
Art  thou  from  helping  me  and  from 
Mv  words  that  roaring  are? 


'M 


2  All  day,  my  God,  to  thee  I  cry, 

Yet  am  not  heard  by  thee ; 
And  in  the  season  of  the  night 
I  cannot  silent  be. 

3  But  thou  art  holy,  thou  that  dost 

Inhabit  Isr'el's  praise. 
In  thee  our  fathers  hoped,  they  hoped, 
And  thou  didst  them  release. 


PSALM   XXII.  85 

4  And  when  to  thee  they  sent  their  cry, 

To  them  deliverance  came ; 
In  thee  they  placed  their  confidence, 
And  were  not  put  to  shame. 

5  But  as  for  me,  a  worm  I  am, 

And  as  no  man  am  prized : 
Reproach  of  men  I  am,  and  by 
The  people  am  despised. 

6  All  that  me  see  laugh  me  to  scorn ; 

Shoot  out  the  lip  do  they ; 
At  me  they  also  shake  their  head, 
And,  mocking,  thus  they  say, 

7  He  trusted  on  the  Lord,  that  he 

Would  free  him  by  his  might ; 
Let  him  deliver  him,  since  he 
Had  in  him  such  delight. 

8  But  thou  art  he  who  gave  me  birth, 

From  thee  I  being  had ; 
And  I  upon  my  mother's  breast 
By  thee  to  hope  was  made. 

9  And  I  was  cast  upon  thy  care, 

Ev'n  from  the  birth  till  now; 
And  from  my  early  childhood,  Lord, 
My  God  and  guide  art  thou. 

10  Be  not  far  off,  for  grief  is  near, 
And  none  to  help  is  found. 
Bulls  many  compass  me,  strong  bulls 
Of  Bashan  me  surround. 

8 


86  PSALM  XXII. 

11  Their  mouths  they  opened  wide  on  me, 

Upon  me  gape  did  they, 
Ev'n  like  a  lion  ravening, 
And  roaring  for  his  prey. 

12  As  water  I'm  poured  out  j  my  bones 

All  out  of  joint  do  part : 
Amidst  my  bowels  as  the  wax 
So  melted  is  my  heart. 

13  My  strength  is  like  the  potsherd  dried ; 

My  tongue  cleaves  to  my  jaws  ; 
And  even  to  the  dust  of  death 
By  thee  reduced  I  was. 

14  For  dogs  have  compassed  me  about, 

The  wicked,  that  did  meet 
In  their  assembly,  me  inclosed  ; 
They  pierced  my  hands  and  feet. 

15  I  all  my  bones  can  count;    my  foes 

Upon  me  look  and  stare. 
Upon  my  vesture  lots  they  cast, 
And  clothes  among  them  share. 

16  Be  not  far  off,  O  Lord,  my  strength  ; 

In  haste  give  help  to  me. 
From  sword  my  soul,  from  power  of  dogs 
My  darling  set  thou  free. 

17  Lord,  from  the  roaring  lion's  mouth 

Do  thou  my  life  defend  : 
For  from  the  horns  of  unicorns 
An  answer  thou  didst  send 


PSALM  XXII.  87 

18  Then  to  my  brethren  I'll  declare 
The  glory  of  thy  name ; 
Amidst  the  congregation  I 
Thy  praises  will  proclaim. 

19- Praise  ye  the  Lord,  who  do  him  fear; 
Him  glorify  all  ye 
The  seed  of  Jacob  ;  fear  him  all 
That  Israel's  children  be. 

20  For  he  despised  not  nor  abhorred 

Th'  afflicted's  misery ; 
Xor  from  him  hid  his  face,  but  heard 
When  he  to  him  did  cry. 

21  Within  the  congregation  great 

My  praise  shall  be  of  thee ; 
My  vows  before  them  that  him  fear 
Shall  be  performed  by  me. 

22  The  meek  shall  eat,  and  shall  be  filled  ' 

They  also  praise  shall  give 
To  God  the  Lord  who  do  him  seek ; 
Your  heart  shall  ever  live. 

23  All  ends  of  earth  remember  shall, 

And  turn  to  God  the  Lord : 
By  all  the  kindreds  of  the  earth 
His  name  shall  be  adored. 

24  Because  the  kingdom  evermore 

To  God  Most  High  pertains ; 
And  o'er  the  nations  of  the  earth 
As  governor  he  reigns. 


88  PSALM  XXII. 

25  Earth's  fat  ones  eat,  and  worship  shall : 

All  who  to  dust  descend 
Shall  bow  to  him  ;  and  no  one  can 
His  soul  from  death  defend. 

26  A  seed  shall  service  do  to  him ; 

It  to  Jehovah  shall 

A  generation  counted  be 

Ev'n  unto  ages  all. 

27  And  they  shall  come,  and  shall  declare 

His  truth  and  righteousness 

To  people  that  shall  yet  be  born, 

And  that  he  hath  done  this. 


PSALM  22.     L    M. 

1  "A  J~Y  God,  my  God,  why  me  forsake? 
JLV.JL     O  why  to  me  no  answer  make  ? 
In  deep  distress  I  cry,  O  Lord, 

Why  stand  afar — nor  help  afford? 

2  All  day  my  God  I  cry  in  vain, 
Nor  can  I  in  the  night  refrain  : 
But  thou  art  holy,  who  dost  dwell 
Amid  the  songs  of  Israel. 

3  Our  fathers  put  their  trust  in  thee, 
They  trusted  and  thou  didst  them  free ; 
To  thee  they  cried,  deliverance  came; 
They  hoped,  and  were  not  put  to  shame. 


PSALM   XXII.  89 

4  But  I  a  worm,  as  no  man  prized, 
Reproached  of  men,  by  all  despised  ; 
All  shake  the  head,  they  mock  and  gaze, 
Each  scornful  lip  contempt  betrays. 

o  "  He  trusts  in  God  ;  let  God  defend 
And  save  him,  since  he  is  his  friend." 
Thou  mad'st  me  first  the  light  to  see, 
In  infant  years  to  hope  in  thee. 

6  From  birth  dependent  on  thy  power, 
Thou  art  my  God  from  childhood's  hour ; 
Be  not  far  off:  for  trouble  nears, 

And  none  to  give  me  help  appears. 

7  My  cruel  foes  around  me  throng, 
Like  bulls  of  Bashan  fierce  and  strong  ; 
They  open  wide  their  mouths  to  slay, 
Like  lions  roaring  on  their  prey. 

8  Like  water  poured  so  sinks  my  frame  ; 
As  wax  is  melted  in  the  flame, 

So  in  me  melts  my  aching  heart, 
And  all  my  bones  asunder  part. 

9  Dried  like  the  potter's  worthless  clay, 
My  strength  is  all  consumed  away  ; 
My  tongue  and  jaws  all  parched  adhere, 
I  to  the  dust  of  death  draw  near. 


90  PSALM  XXII. 

10  Like  dogs  the  wicked  round  ine  meet ; 
They  pierce  my  hands,  they  pierce  my  feet ; 
I  all  my  bones  in  number  know ; 

They  look  and  stare  to  mock  my  woe. 

1 1  My  clothes  among  them  they  divide, 
And  on  my  robe  by  lot  decide. 

But  be  not  far  from  me,  O  Lord, 
Haste,  O  my  strength,  and  help  afford. 

1 2  From  piercing  sword  deliver  me, 
My  loving  one  from  dogs  set  free  ; 
From  lion's  mouth  thy  help  I  crave, 
From  unicorns  thou  didst  me  save. 

13  I  will  to  brethren  show  thy  name, 
Within  the  church  thy  praise  proclaim  ; 
Who  fear  the  Lord,  him  laud  and  praise, 
Him  fear,  all  ye  of  Jacob's  race. 

14  For  he  despised  not  nor  abhorred 
Those  who  in  trouble  sought  the  Lord  ; 
He  never  turns  his  face  away, 

But  hears  the  humble  when  they  pray. 

15  To  thee  in  praise,  I'll  lift  my  song, 
Amid  the  great  assembled  throng; 
Where  those  that  fear  Jehovah  bow, 
I  will  perform  my  sacred  vow. 

16  The  meek  shall  eat  till  satisfied, 
The  food  thy  liberal  hands  provide. 
Who  seek  the  Lord,  shall  him  adore ; 
Your  heart  shall  live  for  evermore. 


PSALM  XXIII.  91 

17  Earth's    utmost    bounds    shall    hear    and 

turn ; 
All  tribes  and  realms  thy  worship  learn  ; 
For  God  the  Lord  all  empire  owns, 
And  rules  above  all  earthly  thrones. 

18  All  rich  ones  on  the  earth  shall  eat, 
And  bowing  worship  at  his  feet ; 
And  all  who  to  the  dust  descend ; 
None  can  his  soul  from  death  defend. 

19  A.  seed  shall  rise  to  serve  the  Lord, 
That  race  as  his  he  will  regard  ; 
They'll  come  and  tell  to  sire  and  son, 
The  righteous  deeds  the  Lord  hath  done. 

PSALM  23.     C.  M. 

J    rTlHE  Lord's  my  shepherd,  I'll  not  want. 
_A_       He  makes  me  down  to  lie 
In  pastures  green  ;  he  leadeth  me 
The  quiet  waters  by. 

2  My  soul  he  doth  restore  again  ; 

And  me  to  walk  doth  make 
Within  the  paths  of  righteousness, 
Even  for  his  own  name's  sake. 

3  Yea,  though  I  walk  through  death's  dark 

vale, 
Yet  will  I  fear  no  ill ; 
For  thou  art  with  me,  and  thy  rod 
And  staff  me  comfort  still. 


92  PSALM  XXIII. 

I  A  table  thou  hast  furnished  me 
In  presence  of  mv  foes- 
M> 'head  thou  dost  with  oil  anoint, 
And  my  cup  overflows. 
6  Goodness  and  mercv  all  mv  life 
Shall  surely  follow  me;" 
And  in  God  s  house  for  evermore 
My  dwelling-place  shall  be. 

PSALM  23.     7s  and  6s. 

1  T^HE  Lord  my  Shepherd  feeds  me, 

-L  _     And  I  no  want  shall  know  : 
He  in  green  pastures  leads  me, 
By  streams  which  gently  flow. 

2  He  doth,  when  ill  betides  me, 

Restore  me  from  distress  • 
For  his  name's  sake  he  guides  me 
In  paths  of  righteousness. 

3  Thy  rod  and  staff  shall  cheer  me 

\\  hen  passing  death's  dark  vale: 
Ihou,  Lord,  wilt  still  be  near  me 
And  I  shall  fear  no  ill. 

4  My  food  thou  dost  appoint  me, 

1  repared  before  my  foes ; 
V  ith  oil  thou  dost  anoint  me- 
My  cup  of  bliss  o'erflows.  ' 

5  Thy  goodness  shall  not  leave  me 

Thy  mercy  still  shall  guide,      ' 
Till  God's  house  shall  receive  me 
Forever  to  abide. 


PSALM  XXIV.  93 

PSALM  23.     L    M. 

1  "A  JTHl  Shepherd  is  the  Lord  Most  High, 
_1VJ_     And  all   my  wants  shall    be  sup- 
plied ; 

In  pastures  green  he  makes  me  lie, 

And  leads  by  streams  which  gently  glide. 

2  He  in  his  mercy  doth  restore 

My  soul  when  sinking  in  distress; 
For  his  name's  sake  he  evermore 
Leads  me  in  paths  of  righteousness. 

3  Yea,  though  I  walk   through  death's  dark 

Ev'n  there  no  evil  will  I  fear,  [vale, 

Because  thy  presence  shall  not  fail, 
Thy  rod  and  staff  my  soul  shall  cheer. 

4  For  me  a  table  thou  hast  spread, 

Prepared  before  the  face  of  foes ; 

With  oil  thou  dost  anoint  my  head  ; 

My  cup  is  filled  and  overflows. 

5  Goodness  and  mercy  shall  not  cease 

Through  all  my  days  to  follow  me  ; 
And  in  God's  house  my  dwelling-place 
With  him  forevermore  shall  be. 

PSALM  24.     C    M. 

I     TEHOVAH  claims  as  his  the  earth, 
fj       And  all  that  it  contains, 
The  world  and  all  that  dwellers  are 
Within  its  wide  domains. 


94  PSALM    XXIV. 

2  For  he  upon  the  waters  vast 

Did  its  foundations  lay  ; 

He  firmly  hath  established  it 

Upon  the  floods  to  stay. 

3  Who  is  the  man  that  shall  ascend 

Into  the  hill  of  God? 
Or  who  within  his  holy  place 
Shall  have  a  firm  abode  ? 

4  Whose  hands  are  clean,  whose  heart  is 

And  unto  vanity  [pure, 

Who  hath  not  lifted  up  his  soul, 
Xor  sworn  deceitfully. 

5  This  is  the  man  who  from  the  Lord 

The  blessing  shall  receive, 
And  righteousness  to  him  will  God 
His  great  Redeemer  give. 

6  Lo,  this  the  generation  is 

That  after  him  inquire, 
O  Jacob,  who  do  seek  thy  face 
With  their  whole  heart's  desire. 

7  Ye  gates,  lift  up  your  heads  on  high; 

Ye  doors  that  last  for  aye, 
Be  lifted'  up,  that  so  the  King 
Of  glory  enter  may. 

8  But  who  of  glory  is  the  King  ? 

The  mighty  Lord  is  this  ; 
Ev'n  that  same  Lord,  that  great  in  might, 
And  strong  in  battle  is. 


PSALM    XXIV.  95 

9   Ye  gates,  lift,  up  your  heads  on  high  ; 
Ye  doors,  that  last  for  aye, 
Be  lifted  up,  that  so  the  King 
Of  glory  enter  may. 

10  But  who  is  he  that  is  the  King 
Of  glory?     Who  is  this? 
The  Lord  of  hosts,  and  none  but  he 
The  King  of  glory  is. 

PSALM  24.     lis. 

1  rr^HE  earth  and  the  fulness  with  which 

_1_        it  is  stored, 
The  world  and  its  dwellers  belong  to  the 

Lord  j 
For  he  on  the    seas  its  foundation   hath 

laid, 
And    firm  on  the  waters  its  pillars  hath 

stayed. 

2  What  man  shall  the  hill  of  Jehovah  as- 

cend? 
And   who    in    the  place    of  his   holiness 

stand  ? 
The  man  of    pure  heart,  and    of    hands 

without  stain, 
Who  swears  not  to  falsehood,  nor   loves 

what  is  vain. 

3  He  shall  from  Jehovah  the  blessing  re- 

ceive, 
The  God  of  Salvation  shall  righteousness 
give  j 


m  PSALM    XXIV. 

For  this  is  the  people,  yea,  this  is    the 

race, 
The    Israel    true   who    are    seeking    thy 

face. 


4  Ye  gates,  lift  your  heads,  and  an  entrance 

display, 
Ye    doors    everlasting,    wide    open    the 

way; 
The    King    of    all    glory     high    honors 

await, 
The    King   of  all    glory   shall   enter   in 

state. 

5  What  King  of  all  glory  is  this  that  ye 

sing? 

The  Lord,  strong  and  mighty,  the  con- 
quering King. 

Ye  gates,  lift  your  heads,  and  an  entrance 
display, 

Ye  doors  everlasting,  wide  open  the 
way. 

6  The     King    of   all    glory    high    honors 

await, 
The  King  of  all    glory    shall    enter    in 

state. 
What  King  of  all   glory  is  this  that   ya 

sing? 
Jehovah  of  hosts,  he  of  glory  is  King. 


T 


PSALM  XXV.  V^T 

THALM  25.     C.  M. 

O  thee  I  lift  my  soul,  O  Lord  : 
My  God,  I  ti  ust  in  thee ; 
O  let  me  never  be  ashamed, 
Nor  foes  exult  o'er  me. 

O  Lord,  let  none  be  put  to  shame 

Upon  thee  who  attend; 
But  make  all  those  to  be  ashamed 

Who  causelessly  offend. 

Thy  ways,  Lord,  show ;  teach  me  thy  paths  • 

Lead  me  in  truth,  teach  me ; 
For  of  my  safety  thou  art  God  ; 

All  day  I  wait  on  thee. 

Thy  mercies  that  most  tender  are, 

To  mind,  O  Lord,  recall, 
And  loving-kindnesses,  for  they 

Have  been  through  ages  all. 

Let  not  the  errors  of  my  youth, 

Nor  sins  remembered  be ; 
In  mercy,  for  thy  goodness'  sake, 

O  Lord,  remember  me. 

Jehovah  good  and  upright  is, 

The  way  he'll  sinners  show ; 
The  meek  in  judgment  he  will  guide, 

And  make  his  path  to  know. 

The  whole  paths  of  the  Lord  our  God 

Are  truth  and  mercy  sure 
To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 

And  testimonies  pure. 


98  PSALM   XXY. 

8  Now,  for  thy  own  name's  sake,  O  Lord, 

I  humbly  thee  entreat 
To  pardon  my  iniquity, 
For  it  is  very  great. 

9  What  man  fears  God?  him  shall  he  teach 

The  way  that  he  shall  choose : 
His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease;  his  seed 
The  earth,  as  heirs,  shall  use. 

10  Jehovah's  secret  is  with  those 

That  fear  his  holy  name ; 
And  he  his  gracious  covenant 
Will  manifest  to  them. 

11  My  waiting  eyes  upon  the  Lord 

Continually  are  set; 
For  he  it  is  that  shall  bring  forth 
My  feet  out  of  the  net. 

12  O  turn  thee  unto  me,  my  God, 

To  me  thy  mercy  show ; 

Because  by  solitude  and  grief 

I  am  brought  very  low. 

13  The  sorrows  of  my  heart  increase ; 

Me  from  distress  relieve: 

See  my  affliction  and  my  pain, 

And  all  my  sins  forgive. 

14  Consider  thou  my  enemies, 

Because  they  many  are ; 
And  it  a  cruel  hatred  is 

Which  they  against  me  bear. 


PSALM  XXV. 

15  O  Lord,  in  safety  keep  my  soul; 

Do  thou  deliver  me  ; 
And  let  me  not  be  put  to  shame, 
Because  I  trust  in  thee. 

16  Let  rectitude  and  truth  me  keep, 

For  on  thee  I  attend. 
Redemption,  Lord,  to  Israel 
From  all  his  troubles  send. 

PSALM  25.     S.  M. 

1  npO  thee  I  lift  my  soul ; 

J_      O  Lord,  I  trust  in  thee ; 
My  God,  let  me  not  be  ashamed, 
Nor  foes  exult  o'er  me. 

2  Let  none  who  wait  on  thee 

Be  put  to  shame  at  all ; 
But  those  who  causelessly  transgress, 
On  them  the  shame  shall  fall. 

3  Show  me  thy  ways,  O  Lord ; 

Thy  paths,  O  teach  thou  me ; 
And  do  thou  lead  me  in  thy  truth, 
Therein  my  teacher  be: 

4  For  thou  art  God  that  dost 

To  me  salvation  send  ; 
And  waiting  for  thee  all  the  day, 
Upon  thee  I  attend. 

5  Thy  tender  mercies,  Lord, 

To  mind  do  thou  recall, 
And  loving-kindnesses,  for  they 
Have  been  through  ages  all. 


100  PSALM  XXV. 

6  My  sins  and  faults  of  youth 

Do  thou,  O  Lord,  forget; 
In  tender  mercy  think  of  me, 
And  for  thy  goodness  great. 

7  God  good  and  upright  is; 

The  way  he'll  sinners  show. 
The  meek  in  judgment  he  will  guide. 
And  make  his  path  to  know. 

8  The  whole  paths  of  the  Lord 

Are  truth  and  mercy  sure 
To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 
And  testimonies  pure. 

9  Xow  for  thy  own  name's  sake, 

O  Lord,  I  thee  entreat 
To  pardon  my  iniquity, 
For  it  is  very  great. 

10  What  man  is  he  that  fears 

The  Lord,  and  doth  him  serve? 
Him  shall  he  teach  the  way  that  he 
Shall  choose,  and  still  observe. 

11  His  soul  shall  dwell  at  ease; 

And  his  posterity 
Shall  flourish  still,  and  of  the  earth 
Inheritors  shall  be. 

12  With  those  that  fear  him,  is 

The  secret  of  the  Lord : 
The  knowledge  of  his  covenant 
He  will  to  them  afford. 

13  My  eyes  upon  the  Lord 

Continually  are  set ; 
For  he  it  is  that  shall  bring  forth 
My  feet  out  of  the  net. 


PSALM  XXY.  101 

1-t  O  turn  to  me  thy  face, 

To  me  thy  mercy  show, 
For  I  am  very  desolate, 
I  am  brought  very  low. 

15  My  heart's  griefs  are  increased  ; 

Me  from  distress  relieve  : 

See  my  affliction  and  my  pain, 

And  all  my  sins  forgive. 

16  Consider  thou  my  foes, 

Because  they  many  are ; 
And  it  a  cruel  hatred  is 

Which  thev  against  me  bear. 

17  O  do  thou  keep  my  soul, 

Do  thou  deliver  me ; 
And  never  let  me  be  ashamed, 
Because  I  trust  in  thee. 

18  Let  truth  and  right  me  keep, 

For  on  thee  I  attend. 
.Redemption,  Lord,  to  Israel 
From  all  his  troubles  send. 

PSALM  25.     Is. 

1  T~   ORD,  I  lift  my  soul  to  thee, 

1  J     O  my  God,  in  thee  I  trust ; 
x  rom  confusion  keep  me  free; 
Let  not  foes  their  triumph  boast. 

2  Those  that  wait  upon  thy  name, 

Let  no  shame  their  souls  oppress ; 
But  let  those  be  brought  to  shame 
Who  without  a  cause  transgress. 


102  PSALM  XXV. 

3  Lord,  to  me  thy  ways  make  known, 

Lead  in  truth,  and  teach  thou  me; 
Thou  my  Saviour  art  alone  ; 
All  the  day  I  wait  on  thee. 

4  Lord,  remember  in  thy  grace 

All  thy  mercies  manifold,  t 

And  thy  loving-kindnesses,  , 

They  have  been  from  days  of  old. 

5  All  my  sins  of  youth  forget, 

Nor  my  trespasses  record ; 
Think  of  me  in  mercy  great 

For  thy  goodness'  sake,  O  Lord. 

6  God  is  good  and  just  indeed, 

He  his  way  will  sinners  show; 
Will  the  meek  in  judgment  lead, 
Making  them  his  way  to  know. 

7  All  the  paths  of  God  the  Lord 

Grace  and  truth  to  those  will  prove 
Who  his  covenant  regard, 
Who  his  testimonies  love. 

8  For  the  glory  of  thy  ,name, 

O  Jehovah,  I  entreat, 
Me  from  all  my  guilt  redeem, 
For  my  sin  is  very  great. 

9  Who  is  he  that  fears  the  Lord, 

Him  he'll  teach  his  way  to  choose  ; 
Good  shall  be  his  soul's  reward; 
Earth  his  seed  as  heirs  shall  use. 


PSALM  XXV.  103 

10  Those  that  reverence  his  name 

Shall  Jehovah's  secret  know ; 
In  his  sovereign  grace  to  them 
He  his  covenant  will  show. 

11  Toward  God  continually 

I  my  waiting  eyes  have  set; 
For  the  Lord  my  feet  will  free, 
He  will  pluck  them  from  the  net. 

12  O  my  God,  to  me  return. 

Unto  me  thy  mercy  show  ; 
I  in  deep  affliction  mourn, 
Desolate  and  very  low. 

13  Griefs  of  heart  are  very  great ; 

Me  from  all  distress  relieve;. 
Look  on  my  afflicted  state, 
All  my  trespasses  forgive. 

14  O  consider  well  my  foes, 

For  in  number  they  are  great ; 
Me  they  wickedly  oppose, 
Hating  me  with  cruel  hate. 

15  Let  my  soul  be  kept  by  thee; 

Rescue  me  from  all  my  foes; 
From  confusion  keep  me  free, 
I  in  thee  my  trust  repose. 

16  Truth  and  right  shall  me  defend, 

For  on  thee  I  ever  wait : 
Hansom,  Lord,  to  Israel  send, 
Him  redeem  from  every  strait. 


104  PSALM  XX YT. 

PSALM  20.     C  M 

1  TUDGE  me,  O  Lord,  for  I  have  walked 
fj       In  my  integrity  ; 

I  trusted  also  in  the  Lord, 
Slide  therefore  shall  not  I. 

2  Examine  me,  and  do  me  prove ; 

Try  heart  and  reins,  O  God ; 
For  thy  love  is  before  my  eyes, 
Thy  truth's  paths  I  have  trod. 

3  With  persons  vain  I  have  not  sat,  - 

Nor  with  dissemblers  gone  ; 
Th'  assembly  of  ill  men  I  hate ; 
To  sit  with  such  I  shtin. 

4  My  hands  in  innocence,  O  Lord, 

I'll  wash  and  purify ; 
So  to  thy  holy  altar  go, 
And  compass  it  will  I. 

5  That  I,  with  voice  of  thankfulness, 

May  publish  and  declare, 
And  tell  of  all  thy  mighty  works, 
Which  great  and  wondrous  are. 

6  The  habitation  of  thy  house, 

Lord,  I  have  loved  it  well ; 
Yea,  in  that  place  I  take  delight, 
Where  doth  thy  honor  dwell. 

7  From  sinners  and  from  men  of  blood, 

My  soul  and  life  relieve ; 
Upon  whose  hands  are  stains  of  crime, 
Whose  right  hands  bribes  receive. 


PSALM    XXVI.  105 

8  But  as  for  me  I  will  walk  on 

In  my  integrity  : 
Do  thou  redeem  me,  and,  O  Lord, 
Be  merciful  to  me. 

9  My  foot  upon  an  even  place 

Now  stands  with  stedfastness  : 
And  where  his  saints  assembled  are, 
Jehovah  I  will  bless. 

PSALM  26.     S.  M. 

1  S~\  LORD,  do  thou  me  try, 
V^     In  pureness  I  abide  ; 

I  also  on  thy  name  rely, 

Nor  shall  my  footsteps  slide. 

2  Examine  me,  and  prove, 

Try  thou  my  reins  and  heart ; 
Before  my  eyes  I  set  thy  love, 
From  truth  did  not  depart. 

3  I  sat  not  with  the  vain, 

Nor  with  the  false  will  meet ; 
( I  shunned  the  throng  of  wicked  men, 
With  such  I  will  not  sit. 

4  My  hands  I'll  cleanse,  O  God, 

So  to  thy  altar  go. 
With  voice  of  thanks  proclaim  abroad, 
And  all  thy  wonder  show. 

5  I  in  thy  house  delight, 

Where  is  thy  honor  seen  : 
My  soul,  my  life,  do  not  unite 
With  wicked,  bloody  men. 


106  PSALM  XXVII. 

6  Their  hands  with  crimes  they  fill, 

Their  right  hands  bribes  retain  ; 
But  I  in  all  my  way  shall  still 
Integrity  maintain. 

7  Redeem  me  from  distress, 

Thy  grace  to  me  afford. 
I  stand  upon  an  even  place , 
With  saints  I'll  bless  the  Lord. 

PSALM  27.     C    If. 

1  T  I  ^HE  Lord  my  light  and  Saviour  is, 

_-L      "Who  shall  make  me  dismayed  ? 
My  life's  strength  is  the  Lord,  of  whom 
Then  shall  I  be  afraid  ? 

2  For  when  my  enemies  and  foes, 

Most  wicked  persons  all, 
Against  me  rose  to  eat  my  flesh, 
They  stumbled  and  did  fall. 

3  Against  me  though  a  host  encamp, 

My  heart  yet  fearless  is  ; 
Though  war  against  me  rise,  I  will     . 
Be  confident  in  this. 

4  One  thing  I  of  the  Lord  desired, 

And  will  seek  lo  obtain, 
That  all  days  of  my  life  I  may 
Within  God's  house  remain  ; 

5  That  I  the  beauty  of  the  Lord 

Behold  may  and  admire, 

And  that  I  in  his  holy  place 

May  rev'rentlv  inquire. 


PSALM    XXVII.  107 

6  For  he  in  his  pavilion  shall 

Me  hide  in  evil  days ; 
In  secret  of  his  tent  me  hide, 
And  on  a  rock  me  raise. 

7  And  even  at  this  present  time, 

My  head  shall  lifted  be 
Above  all  those  that  are  my  foes, 
And  round  encompass  me. 

8  I  therefore  to  his  holy  house 

Will  joyful  offerings  bring ; 
Jehovah  I  will  praise,  yea  I 
To  him  will  praises  sing. 

9  O  Lord,  give  ear  when  with  my  voice 

I  cry  aloud  to  thee ; 
Upon  me  also  mercy  have, 
And  do  thou  answer  me. 

10  When  thou  didst  say,  Seek  ye  my  face^ 

My  heart  did  thus  reply : 
Thy  face,  O  Lord,  above  all  things 
Forever  seek  will  I. 

11  Far  from  me  hide  not  thou  thy  face; 

Put  not  away  from  thee 
Thy  servant  in  thy  wrath  ;  thou  hast 
A  helper  been  to  me. 

12  O  God  my  Saviour,  leave  me  not, 

And  never  me  forsake  : 
Though  parents  both  should  me  desert, 
Jehovah  will  me  take. 


108  PSALM  XXVII. 

13  O  Lord,  instruct  me  in  thy  way, 

Do  thou  my  leader  be, 
Make  plain  my  path,  because  of  those 
That  hatred  bear  to  me. 

1 4  Nor  give  me  to  my  foes'  desire, 

For  witnesses  that  lie 
Against  me  risen  are,  and  such 
As  breathe  out  cruelty. 

15  I  should  have  perished  had  I  not 

Believed  that  I  would  see 
Jehovah's  goodness  in  the  land 
Of  them  that  living  be. 

16  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  be  thou  strong, 

And  he  shall  strength  afford ; 
Thy  heart  with  strength  he  will  confirm, 
O  wait  upon  the  Lord. 

PSALM  27.     H.  M. 

1  XEHOVAH  is  my  light, 
*J       And  my  salvation  near; 
Who  shall  my  soul  affright, 

Or  raise  in  me  a  fear  ? 
While  God  my  strength,  my  life  sustains, 
Secure  from  fear  my  soul  remains. 

2  When  wicked  men  in  power, 

Came  on  with  all  my  foes, 
Impatient  to  devour, 

They  stumbled,  fell,  nor  rose  : 
Though  warring  hosts  beset  me  round, 
Still  shall  my  confidence  abound. 


PSALM  XXVII.  109 

One  thing  I  seek  through  grace, 

For  this  to  God  I  pray ; 
That  in  his  holy  place 

I  evermore  may  stay, 
To  see  the  beauty  of  the  Lord, 
And  in  his  temple  seek  his  word. 

In  times  of  trouble  I 

In  his  pavilion  hide; 
Safe  in  his  tent  I  lie, 

And  on  a  rock  abide. 
Above  my  foes  he  lifts  my  head, 
And  I  delight  his  praise  to  spread. 

Lord,  hear  me  when  I  pray, 

In  mercy  answer  me ; 
Soon  as  I  heard  thee  say, 

"  Seek  ye  my  face,"  to  thee 
With  pleasure  did  my  heart  reply, 
Thy  face,  Jehovah,  seek  will  I. 

In  wrath  put  not  away 

Thy  servant  from  thy  face  ; 
Oft  hast  thou  been  my  stay, 

O  leave  not,  God  of  grace. 
Should  both  my  parents  me  forsake, 
The  Lord  my  soul  his  care  will  make. 

Teach  me,  O  Lord,  thy  way, 

Make  plain  to  me  my  path  ; 
L.vanse  of  foes,  I  pray, 

Give  me  not  to  their  wrath. 
False  witnesses  against  me  rise, 
Who  breathe  out  cruelty  and  lies. 
10 


110  PSALM    XXVIII. 

8  Unless  my  trust  had  been, 

When  threatened  by  their  spite, 
Thy  goodness  to  have  seen, 

I  should  have  fainted  quite. 
Wait  on  the  Lord,  be  firm  of  heart, 
Yea,  wait,  and  he  shall  strength  impart. 

PSALM  28.     C.  M. 

1  rpO  thee  I'll  cry,  O  Lord,  my  rock, 

JL      Then  do  not  silence  keep ; 
Lest  by  thy  silence  I  become 
Like  those  in  death  that  sleep. 

2  The  voice  of  my  petitions  hear, 

When  unto  thee  I  cry; 
When  to  thy  holy  oracle 
I  lift  my  hands  on  high. 

3  With  sinners  draw  me  not  away 

That  work  iniquity ; 
They  peace  to  neighbors  speak,  while  in 
Their  hearts  doth  mischief  lie. 

4  Give  them  according  to  their  deeds, 

And  ills  they  have  essayed  ; 
As  doings  of  their  hands  deserve, 
Be  it  to  them  repaid. 

5  God  shall  not  build,  but  them  destroy, 

Who  would  not  understand 
His  mighty  works,  nor  yet  regard 
The  doings  of  his  hand. 


PSALM    XXVIII.  Ill 

6  Forever  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

For  graciously  he  heard 
My  supplications,  and  my  prayers 
He  kindly  did  regard. 

7  The  Lord's  my  strength   and   shield  ;    my 

LTpon  him  did  rely  ;  [heart 

I  have  been  helped,  and  hence   my  heart 
Doth  joy  exceedingly. 

8  And  with  my  song  I  will  him  praise. 

Their  strength  is  God  alone  : 
He  also  is  the  saving  strength 
Of  his  anointed  one. 

9  O  thy  own  people  do  thou  save, 

Bless  thy  inheritance  ; 
Them  also  do  thou  feed,  and  them 
For  evermore  advance. 

PSALM  28.     S    M 

1  /~\  LORD,  to  thee  I  cry, 

W     Thou  art  my  rock  and  trust ; 
O  be  not  silent,  lest  I  die 
And  slumber  in  the  dust. 

2  O  hear  my  earnest  cry, 

Thy  favor  I  entreat ; 
Hear,  while  I  lift  imploring  hands 
Before  thy  mercy -seat. 

3  O  draw  me  not  away 

With  men  who  live  in  sin  ; 
W  ho  to  their  neighbors  speak  of  peace 
While  malice  lurks  within. 


112  PSALM    XXIX. 

4  Repay  them  for  their  deeds 

And  vile  attempts,  O  Lord  ; 
And  for  the  doings  of  their  hands 
Return  a  just  reward. 

5  Because  they  disregard 

The  works  the  Lord  hath  done, 
By  him  they  shall  not  be  upbuilt, 
But  utterly  o'erthrown. 

6  Now  blessed  be  the  Lord, 

He  heard  me  when  I  cried  ; 
Jehovah  is  my  strength  and  shield, 
On  him  my  heart  relied. 

7  I  help  from  him  obtained, 

And  therefore  give  him  praise; 
And  while  my  heart  exults  with  joy. 
My  song  to  him  I  raise. 

8  God  is  his  people's  strength, 

And  his  Messiah's  power ; 
Save,  bless,  and  feed  thy  heritage, 
Exalt  them  evermore. 

JPSALM  29.     C    M. 

1  /^\  GIVE  ye  to  the  Lord,  ye  sons 
V_y     That  of  the  mighty  be, 

All  strength  and  glory  to  the  Lord 
With  cheerfulness  give  ye. 

2  The  glory  to  Jehovah  give 

Which  to  his  name  is  due ; 
And  beautified  in  holiness, 
Before  Jehovah  bow. 


PSALM  XXIX.  113 

3  Jehovah's  voice  is  on  the  deep ; 

The  God  of  majesty 
Doth  thunder,  and  on  multitudes 
Of  waters  sitteth  he. 

4  A  voiee  of  mighty  power  comes 

Out  from  the  Lord  Most  High ; 
The  voice  of  that  great  Lord  is  full 
Of  glorious  majesty. 

5  The  voice  of  the  Eternal  doth 

Asunder  cedars  tear; 
Yea,  God  the  Lord  doth  cedars  break 
That  Lebanon  doth  bear. 

6  He  makes  them  like  a  calf  to  skip, 

Ev'n  that  great  Lebanon, 
And,  like  to  a  young  unicorn, 
The  mountain  Sirion. 

7  God's  voice  divides  the  flames  of  fire ; 

The  desert  it  doth  shake  : 
The  Lord  doth  make  the  wilderness 
Of  Kadesh  all  to  quake. 

8  Jehovah's  voice  makes  hinds  to  calve, 

It  strips  the  forest  bare : 
And  in  his  temple  all  unite 
His  glory  to  declare. 

9  Jehovah  sits  upon  the  flood; 

His  throne  shall  never  cease. 
The  Lord  will  give  his  people  strength, 
And  bless  them  all  with  peace. 


114  PSALM  XXIX. 

PSALM  29.     12s  and  lis. 

1  ~T7"~E  sons  of  the  mighty,  give  ye  to  Je- 

JL       hovah, 
O  give  to  him  honor  and  strength  ever- 
more, 
O  give  to  the  name  of  Jehovah  due  glory; 
In  beauty  of  holiness  bow  and  adore. 

2  The  voice  of  Jehovah  comes  over  the  wa- 

ters; 
His  voice  o'er  the  vast  and  deep  ocean  is 
heard : 
The  God  of  all  glory  is  speaking  in  thun- 
der; 
How  mighty,  how  awful  the  voice  of  the 
Lord ! 

3  The  voice  of  Jehovah  is  breaking  the  ce- 

dars; 
The    cedars    which    Lebanon's    summit 

adorn ; 
Yea,  Lebanon,  Sirion,  too,  he  is  making 
To  leap  like  a  calf,  or  the  young  unicorn. 

4  The  voice  of  Jehovah  the  burning  flame 

severs, 
It  makes  the  hinds  calve,  and  the  forest 

lays  bare ; 
It  shakes  the  great  desert,  the  desert  of 

Kadesh  ; 
All  join  in  his  temple  his  praise  to  declare. 


PSALM  XXX.  115 

Upon  the  great  waters  Jehovah  is  seated, 

A  King  whose  dominion  is  never  to  cease. 
Jehovah   with   power   will  strengthen    his 
people ; 
Jehovah   will   bless  all   his  people  with 
peace. 


PSAL3I  30.     C   M 

)RD,  I  will  thee  extol,  for  thou 
Hast  lifted  me  on  high, 
And  over  me  thou  to  rejoice 
Mad'st  not  my  enemy. 


'L 


2  O  thou  who  art  the  Lord  my  God, 

I  in  distress  to  thee, 
With  loud  cries  lifted  up  my  voice, 
And  thou  hast  healed  me. 

3  O  Lord,  my  soul  thou  hast  brought  up, 

And  rescued  from  the  grave  ; 
That  I  to  death  should  not  go  down, 
Alive  thou  didst  me  save. 

4  O  ye  that  are  his  holy  ones, 

Sing  praises  to  the  Lord, 
And  thanks  to  him  express,  when  ye 
His  holiness  record. 

5  For  but  a  moment  lasts  his  wrath  ; 

Life  in  his  favor  lies: 
Though  weeping  for  a  night  endure, 
At  morn  doth  joy  arise. 


116  PSALM   XXX. 

6  In  my  prosperity  I  said, 

That  nothing  shall  me  move. 
O  Lord,  thou  hast  my  mountain  made 
To  stand  strong  by  thy  love. 

7  But  when  that  thou,  O  gracious  God, 

Didst  hide  thy  face  from  me, 
Then  quickly  was  my  prosperous  state 
Turned  into  misery. 

8  To  thee,  O  Lord,  in  my  distress, 

With  earnest  cries  I  prayed, 
And  humbly  unto  God  most  high 
My  supplication  made. 

9  What  profit  is  there  in  my  blood, 

When  I  to  death  go  down  ? 
Shall  unto  thee  the  dust  give  praise  ? 
Shall  it  thy  truth  make  known  ? 

10  In  mercy  hear,  and  help  me,  Lord ; 

From  sackcloth  thou  didst  free ; 
My  grief  to  dancing  thou  hast  turned, 
With  gladness  girded  me ; 

11  That  sing  thy  praise  my  glory  may, 

And  never  silent  be. 
O  Lord  my  God,  for  evermore 
I  will  give  thanks  to  thee. 


PSALM  XXX.  117 

PSALM  30.     Is  and  6s. 

1  f~\  LORD,  by  thee  delivered, 
V_y     With  songs  I'll  thee  extol : 
No  en' my  hast  thou  suffered 

To  glory  o'er  ray  fall. 
I  cried  to  thee,  Jehovah, 

Thou  diclst  me  heal  and  save ; 
From  death  thou  didst  deliver, 

And  ransom  from  the  grave. 

2  His  holiness,  remember, 

Ye  saints  give  thanks  and  praise; 
A  moment  lasts  his  anger, 

His  favor  crowns  our  days. 
For  sorrow,  like  a  pilgrim, 

May  sojourn  for  a  night, 
But  joy  the  heart  shall  gladden, 

When  dawns  the  morning  light. 

3  In  prosperous  days  I  boasted, 

That  nothing  shall  me  move  , 
Lord,  thou  hast  made  my  mountain 

Stand  firmly  by  thy  love. 
But  soon  I  was  afflicted, 

For  thou  didst  hide  thy  face ; 
And  then  to  thee,  Jehovah, 

Arose  my  cry  for  grace. 

4  What  can  my  blood  avail  thee 

When  in  the  grave  I  dwell  ? 
Shall  dust  repeat  thy  praises? 
Thy  truth  and  glory  tell  ? 


118  PSALM  XXX. 

O  Lord,  on  me  have  mercy, 

And  my  petition  hear ; 
That  thou  mayst  be  my  helper 

In  mercy,  Lord,  appear. 

5  And  now  to  joyous  dancing 

My  sorrow  thou  hast  turned ; 
And  girded  me  with  gladness, 

Who  had  in  sackcloth  mourned ; 
That  unto  thee  my  glory 

May  ceaseless  praise  accord. 
Forever  I  will  render 

Thanksgiving  to  the  Lord. 

JPSAZM  30.     H  M 

1  "   "  ORD,  I  will  praise  thy  name, 

I  J     For  thou  hast  set  me  free ; 
Nor  suffered  foes  to  claim 

A  triumph  over  me. 
O  Lord,  my  God,  to  thee  I  cried, 
And  thou  hast  health  and  strength  sup- 
plied. 

2  Thou  hast  my  soul  restored, 

When  I  was  near  the  grave ; 
And  from  the  pit,  O  Lord, 

Alive  thou  didst  me  save.# 
O  ye  his  saints,  sing  to  the  Lord, 
With  thanks  his  holiness  record. 


PSALM   XXXI.  119 

His  anger  soon  is  past, 

Life  in  his  favor  lies ; 
Weeping  a  night  may  last, 

At  morn  shall  joy  arise  : 
In  my  prosperity  secure, 
I  said,  my  peace  shall  still  endure. 

Jehovah,  by  thy  grace 

My  mountain  standeth  strong; 
Thou  hast  withdrawn  thy  face, 

And  troubles  round  me  throng. 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  I  raise  my  cries ; 
To  God  my  supplications  rise. 

What  shall  my  blood  avail, 

When  to  the  grave  I  go  ? 
Shall  dust  thy  praises  tell  ? 

Thy  truth  to  others  show  ? 
Hear  me,  O  Lord,  and  mercy  send, 
My  God,  to  me  thy  help  extend. 

My  mourning  now  is  past, 

And  songs  my  lips  employ; 
My  sackcloth  from  me  cast, 

And  I  am  girt  with  joy. 
So  shall  my  tongue  through  life  adore, 
And  praise  my  God  for  evermore. 


PSAL31  31.     C.  M. 

thee,  O  Lord,  I  put  my  trust, 
Shamed  let  me  never  be ; 
According  to  thy  righteousness 
Do  thou  deliver  me. 


1  TN 


120  PSALM    XXXI. 

2  Bow  down  thine  ear  to  me,  with  speed 

Send  me  deliverance  : 
To  save  me,  my  strong  rock  be  thou, 
And  house  of  my  defence. 

3  Because  thou  art  my  rock,  and  thee 

I  for  my  fortress  take ; 
Do  thou  me  therefore  lead  and  guide, 
Ev'n  for  thine  own  name's  sake. 

4  Because  thou  art  my  strength,  O  Lord, 

Me  rescue  from  the  net, 
Which  they  in  subtilty  for  me 
So  secretly  have  set. 

6  I  to  thy  hands  my  soul  commit, 
For  thou  alone  art  he, 
O  thou,  Jehovah,  God  of  truth, 
Who  hast  redeemed  me. 

6  Who  lying  vanities  observe, 

I  ever  have  abhorred  ; 
But  as  for  me,  my  confidence 
Is  fixed  upon  the  Lord. 

7  I'll  in  thy  mercy  gladly  joy, 

For  thou  hast  seen  my  grief; 
In  troubles  thou  hast  known  my  soul, 
And  sent  to  me  relief. 

8  Thou  also  hast  not  shut  me  up 

Within  the  enemy's  hand  ; 
But  in  a  wide  place  have  my  feet 
By  thee  been  made  to  stand. 


PSALM  XXXI.  121 

9  Because  I  am  in  trouble,  Lord, 
Have  mercy,  send  relief; 
My  eye,  my  very  flesh,  and  soul, 
Are  all  consumed  with  grief. 

10  My  life  is  all  with  sorrow  spent; 

My  years  with  sighs  and  groans  : 
My  sin  has  caused  my  strength  to  fail, 
And  wasted  are  my  bones. 

11  A  scorn  was  I  to  all  my  foes, 

To  friends  I  was  a  fear, 
And  specially  reproached  of  them 
Who  were  my  neighbors  near. 

12  And  when  they  saw  me  walk  abroad, 

They  from  my  presence  fled  ; 
I  like  a  broken  vessel  am, 
Forgotten  like  the  dead. 

13  For  slanders  I  of  many  heard  ; 

Fear  compassed  me,  while  they 
Against  me  did  consult,  and  plot 
To  take  my  life  away. 

14  But  as  for  me,  O  Lord,  my  trust 

Upon  thee  I  have  laid  ; 
And  I  to  thee,  Thou  art  my  God, 
Have  confidently  said. 

1 5  My  times  are  wholly  in  thy  hand, 

Do  thou  deliver  me 
From  hands  of  those  that  enemies 
And  persecutors  be. 
11 


J  22  PSALM  XXXI. 

16  Thy  countenance  to  shine  do  thou 

Upon  thy  servant  make  ; 
And  thy  salvation  give  to  me, 
For  thy  great  mercy's  sake. 

17  Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  O  Lord, 

For  on  thee  called  I  have ; 
Let  sinners  be  ashamed,  let  them 
Be  silent  in  the  grave. 

18  To  silence  put  the  lying  lips, 

That  things  reproachful  say, 
And  charges  false,  in  pride  and  scorn, 
LTpon  the  righteous  lay. 

19  How  great  the  goodness  thou  for  them 

That  fear  thee  hast  in  store  ! 
Hast  wrought  for  them  that  trust  in  thee 
The  sons  of  men  before. 

20  In  secret  of  thy  presence  thou 

Shalt  hide  them  from  man's  pride : 
From  strife  of  tongues  thou  closely  shalt, 
As  in  a  tent,  them  hide. 

23    All  praise  and  thanks  be  to  the  Lord, 
For  he  hath  magnified 
His  wondrous  love  to  me  within 
A  city  fortified. 

22  For  from  thine  eyes  cut  off  I  am, 
I  in  my  haste  had  said ; 
Yet  thou  didst  hear  my  voice,  when  I 
My  supplication  made. 


PSALM   XXXI.  123 

23  O  love  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  saints, 

The  Lord  the  faithful  guards ; 
And  he  the  proud  and  haughty  ones 
Abundantly  rewards. 

24  Good  courage  have,  and  he  his  strength 

Within  your  heart  shall  send, 
All  ye  whose  hope  and  confidence 
Upon  the  Lord  depend. 

PSALM  31.     S  M. 

PART    I. 

1  "  ^EFEND  me,  Lord,  from  shame^ 
Jl7     For  still  I  trust  in  thee ; 

As  just  and  righteous  is  thy  name, 
From  trouble  set  me  free. 

2  Bow  down  to  me  thine  ear, 

Deliver  me  with  speed  ; 
Be  thou  my  rock  and  fortress  near, 
My  help  in  time  of  need. 

3  Thee  for  my  rock  I  take, 

My  fortress  and  my  stay ; 
Do  thou  me  lead  for  thy  name's  sake, 
And  guide  me  in  thy  way. 

4  Lord  thou  dost  strength  impart ; 

Then  free  me  from  the  snare 
Which  foes  for  me,  with  wicked  art, 
Did  secretly  prepare. 


124  PSALM  XXXI. 

5  In  confidence  to  thee, 

My  spirit  I  commend ; 
Jehovah,  God  of  truth,  to  me 
Thou  didst  redemption  send. 

6  I  hate  the  false  and  vain, 

My  trust  is  in  the  Lord ; 
And  still  my  heart  in  joyous  strains 
Thy  mercy  will  record. 

7  Lord,  thou  hast  seen  my  woes, 

My  soul  in  trouble  known  ; 
Xor  shut  me  in  the  hand  of  foes, 
But  freedom  to  me  shown. 

8  In  mercy  send  relief, 

For  troubles  now  prevail ; 
My  eye  is  dim,  consumed  with  grief^ 
My  flesh  and  spirit  fail. 

9  My  life  in  grief  is  past, 

My  weary  years  in  groans, 
For  sin  my  strength  is  failing  fast, 
Decayed  are  all  my  bones. 

10  Reproached  by  every  foe, 

And  more,  by  neighbors  near , 
Through  fear,   my  friends  no  friendship 
They  flee  when  I  appear.  [show, 

11  Forgotten  like  the  dead, 

And  spurned  as  broken  ware ; 
I  hear  the  frequent  slander  spread  ; 
On  cverv  side  is  fear. 


PSALM  XXXI.  125 

12  They  join  in  dark  accord, 

They  plot  my  blood  to  shed : 
I  trusted  have  on  thee',  O  Lord. 
"  Thou  art  my  God,"  I  said 

13  My  times  are  wholly  thine, 

From  cruel  foes  me  take  : 
Thy  face  make  on  thy  servant  shine, 
Save  for  thy  mercy's  sake. 

14  From  shame,  O  Lord,  defend, 

For  I  to  thee  have  cried  ; 
Let  foes  be  shamed,  to  death  descend, 
And,  silent,  there  abide. 

15  Do  thou  their  tongues  restrain, 

Who  false  reports  do  seek ; 
And  grievous  things  with  proud  disdain 
Against  the  righteous  speak. 

PART  II.       C.  P.  M. 

16  How  great  the  goodness  thou  hast  stored 
In  secret  for  thy  saints,  O  Lord, 

Thy  holy  name  who  fear  ! 
How  great  the  mercies  wrought  for  those 
Who  do  in  thee  their  trust  repose, 

Before  men's  sons  appear. 

1 7  Thou  in  the  secret  of  thy  face, 
Shalt  find  for  them  a  hiding  place 

From  proud  oppressor's  wrongs; 
A  safe  retreat  for  them  prepare, 
And  keep  them  in  a  covert  there, 

Secure  from  strife  of  tonirues. 


126  PSALM   XXXII. 

18  O  let  Jehovah  blessed  be, 

Who  showed  his  wondrous  love  to  me 

In  city  fortified ; 
"  Cut  off  from  thee,"  I  said  in  fear, 
Yet  thou  my  suppliant  voice  didst  hear, 

When  unto  thee  I  cried. 

19  O  love  the  Lord  all  that  him  serve, 
For  he  the  faithful  shall  preserve, 

And  all  the  proud  reward. 
Be  of  good  courage  ;  he  with  strength 
Will  fill  your  steadfast  hearts  at  length, 

All  ye  who  trust  the  Lord. 

PSALM  32.     C.  M. 

1  "     TOW  blest  the  man   whose  sins    the 
JnL     Lord 

Has  pardoned  in  his  grace, 
All  whose  transgressions  are  removed, 
And  covered  from  his  face ! 

2  How  blest  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord 

Imputeth  not  his  sin ; 
And   in  whose  spirit  is  no  guile, 
Xor  fraud  is  found  therein  ! 

3  When  I  from  speaking  had  refrained, 

And  silent  was  my  tongue, 
My    bones    wraxed    old,    and  were    con- 
sumed 
Through  roaring  all  day  long. 


PSALM   XXXII.  127 

4  Because  upon  rue  night  and  day 

Thy  hand  did  heavy  lie  ; 
So  that  my  moisture  has  been  turned 
To  summer's  drought  thereby. 

5  My  sin  I  have  confessed,  my  guilt 

Have  not  concealed  from  thee ; 
I  said,  "  My  faults  I  will  confess/' 
And  thou  forgavest  me. 

«0  For  this  shall  every  godly  one 
His  pray'r  direct  to  thee; 
In  such  a  time  he  shall  thee  seek, 
As  found  thou  mayest  be. 

7-  Surely,  when  floods  of  waters  great 
Do  swell  up  to  the  brim, 
They  shall  not  overwhelm  his  soul, 
Nor  once  come  near  to  him. 

8  Thou  art  my  hiding  place,  thou  shalt 

From  trouble  keep  me  free ; 
A\  'tli  songs  of  my  deliverance 
Thoii  shalt  encompass  me. 

9  I  will  instruct  thee,  and  thee  teach 

Tho  way  in  which  to  go ; 
And,  with  my  eye  upon  thee  set, 
I  will  direction  show. 

10  Then  be  not  like  the  horse  or  mule, 
Which  do  not  understand  ; 
Whose  mouth,  lest  they  come  near  to  thee^ 
A  bridle  must  command. 


128  PSALM  XXXII. 

11  The  sorrows  of  the  wicked  man 

Exceedingly  abound  ; 
But  him  who  trusts  upon  the  Lord 
Shall  mercy  compass  round. 

12  Ye  righteous  in  the  Lord  be  glad, 

In  him  do  ye  rejoice : 
All  ye  that  upright  are  in  heart, 
For  joy  lift  up  your  voice. 

PSALM  32.     Is  and  6s. 

1  TJOW  blest  the  man  whose  trespass 
J — L     Hath  freely  pardoned  been  ; 
To  whom  the  Lord  hath  given 

A  covering  for  sin. 

2  How  blest  to  whom  imputed 

His  guilt  no  more  shall  be : 
The  man  in  whom  his  spirit 
From  all  deceit  is  free. 

3  My  bones  waxed  old  through  silence : 

Through  mourning  night  and  day; 
My  flesh  was  dried  like  summer, 
Thy  hand  so  heavy  lay. 

4  My  trespass  I  acknowledged, 

Xor  hid  my  sin  from  thee ; 
I  said,  I'll  make  confession  ; 
Then  thou  forgavest  me. 

5  For  this  shall  all  the  godly 

In  prayer  to  thee  abound : 
In  seasons  they  shall  seek  thee, 
When  thou  art  to  be  found. 


PSALM  XXXIII.  129 

6  Great  floods  of  water  surely 

To  them  shall  not  come  nigh 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  my  refuge 
And  hiding  place,  I  fly. 

7  From  troubles  that  surround  me 

Thou  shalt  my  soul  keep  free; 
With  songs  of  thy  salvation 
Thou  shalt  encompass  me. 

8  I  will  instruct  and  teach  thee, 

And  lest  thou  turn  aside, 
I'll  in  the  way  direct  thee, 
My  eye  shall  be  thy  guide. 

9  Xor  horse  nor  mule  resemble, 

Which  do  not  understand  ; 
Whose  mouths  the  bit  and  bridle 
Must  hold  in  safe  command. 

10  The  sorrows  of  the  wicked 

In  number  shall  abound  ; 
But  those  that  trust  Jehovah 
His  grace  shall  compass  round. 

11  Ye  righteous  in  Jehovah 

Be  glad,  in  him  rejoice ; 
All  that  in  heart  are  upright, 
For  joy  lift  up  your  voice. 

PSALM  33.     C.  M. 

1   ""^7"^  righteous  in  the  Lord  rejoice; 
JL       It  comely  is  and  right, 
That  upright  men  with  thankful  voice 
Should  praise  the  Lord  of  might. 


130  PSALM    XXXIII. 

2  Praise  God  with  harp,  and  unto  him 

Sing  with  the  psaltery ; 
Upon  a  ten-stringed  instrument 
Make  ye  sweet  melody. 

3  A  new  song  to  him  sing,  and  play 

With  loud  noise  skilfully ; 
For  right  is  God's  word,  all  his  works 
Are  done  in  verity. 

4  To  judgment  and  to  righteousness 

A  love  he  beareth  still : 
The  loving-kindness  of  the  Lord 
The  earth  throughout  doth  fill. 

5  The  heavens  by  the  word  of  God 

Did  their  beginning  take ; 
And  by  the  breathing  of  his  mouth 
He  all  their  hosts  did  make. 

6  The  waters  of  the  seas  he  brings 

Together  as  a  heap ; 
And  in  storehouses  by  his  power 
He  layeth  up  the  deep. 

7  Let  earth  and  all  that  live  therein 

With  rev'rence  fear  the  Lord ; 
Let  all  the  world's  inhabitants 
Dread  him  with  one  accord. 

8  For  he  did  speak  the  word,  and  done 

It  was  without  delay ; 
And  it  established  firmly  stood, 
Whatever  he  did  say. 


PSALM  XXXIII.  131 

9  The  Lord  to  naught  the  counsel  brings 
Which  heathen  nations  take ; 
And  what  the  people  have  devised 
Of  no  effect  doth  make. 

10  The  counsel  of  Jehovah  stands 

Forever  firm  and  sure; 
And  of  his  heart  the  purposes 
From  age  to  age  endure. 

11  That  nation  blessed  is  whose  God 

Jehovah  is  alone  ; 
The  people  blessed  are  whom  he 
Hath  chosen  for  his  own. 

12  The  Lord  from  heaven  looks;  he  sees 

All  sons  of  men  full  well  ; 
He  from  his  habitation  views 
All  on  the  earth  who  dwell. 

13  He  forms  their  hearts  alike,  and  all 

Their  doings  he  observes.        [strength 
Great    hosts    save    not    a    king,    much 
Xo  mighty  man  preserves. 

14  A  horse  for  safety  and  defence 

Is  a  deceitful  thing ; 
And  by  the  greatness  of  his  strength 
Can  no  deliv'rance  bring. 

15  Behold,  on  those  that  do  him  fear 

The  Lord  doth  set  his  eye ; 
On  those  who  in  his  mercy  do 
With  confidence  rely ; 


132  PSALM   XXXIII. 

16  In  famine  to  preserve  alive, 

Their  soul  from  death  to  free ; 
Our  soul  doth  wait  upon  the  Lord ; 
Our  help  and  shield  is  he. 

17  Since  in  his  holy  name  we  trust, 

Our  heart  shall  joyful  be. 
Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  on  us, 
As  we  do  hope  in  thee. 

PSALM  33.     C    P.  M. 

1  \/  E  righteous,  in  the  Lord  rejoice  ; 
JL     It  well  becomes  the  good  man's  voic* 

To  sing  Jehovah's  praise. 
"With  harp  praise  ye  the  Lord  our  King> 
With  ten-stringed  lyre  his  praises  sing, 

Aloud  the  anthem  raise. 

2  With  joyful  noise  play  loud  and  well, 
With  notes  of  joy  the  anthem  swell, 

And  let  the  song  be  new ; 
For  upright  is  Jehovah's  word, 
And  all  the  doings  of  the  Lord. 

Most  faithful  are  and  true. 

3  In  justice  and  in  judgment  right 
The  Lord  doth  ever  take  delight, 

His  goodness  fills  the  earth. 
Jehovah's  word  the  heaven  hath  made; 
To  all  the  host  therein  arrayed 

His  breath  hath  given  birth. 


PSALM  XXXIII.  133 

4  He  rolled  the  waters  heap  on  heap, 
And  stored  away  the  mighty  deep 

In  garners  he  prepared. 
Let  all  the  earth  Jehovah  fear, 
And  all  within  the  world's  wide  sphere 

With  reverence  him  regard. 

5  He  spake  the  word,  creation  came ; 

He  gave  command,  the  world's  fixed  frame 

At  once  to  being  rose. 
He  makes  the  heathen's  counsel  vain, 
The  plans  the  people  would  maintain 

At  will  he  overthrows. 

6  Jehovah's  counsels  shall  endure, 
And  of  his  heart  the  thoughts  secure 

Shall  stand  from  age  to  age. 
Blest  realm,  whose  God  is  he  alone  ; 
Blest  people  whom  he  makes  his  own, 

His  chosen  heritage. 

7  Jehovah  looks  from  heaven  to  earth, 
And  all  the  sons  of  mortal  birth 

His  searching  eye  surveys  ; 
From  heaven,  his  dwelling-place  on  high, 
On  all  who  dwell  beneath  the  sky, 

Rests  his  omniscient  gaze. 

8  He  forms  alike  their  hearts  each  one; 
The  works  which  by  their  hands  are  done 

He  carefully  observes. 
No  king  is  saved  by  mighty  hosts; 
'Tis  not  the  strength  the  strong  man  boasts 

That  him  from  harm  r»*eser^ei 
12 


134  PSALM  XXXIV. 

9  'Tis  vain  to  trust  the  martial  steed ; 
Nor  can  he  by  his  strength  or  speed 

Avail  in  peril  great. 
With  watchful  eye  the  Lord  is  near 
To  those  his  holy  name  that  fear, 

And  for  his  mercy  wait. 

10  He's  ever  near  to  them,  to  save 
Their  soul  from  the  devouring  grave, 

In  famine  life  to  yield. 
Our  soul  in  hope  waits  for  the  Lord, 
And  he  protection  will  afford  ; 

He  is  our  help  and  shield. 

11  In  him  our  hearts  shall  joyful  be, 
For  on  his  holy  name  have  we 

In  confidence  relied. 
As  we  have  hoped  in  thee  alone, 
Lord,  let  thy  grace  to  us  be  shown, 

On  us  let  it  abide. 

PSALM  34.     C    M. 

1  rpHE  Lord  will  I  at  all  times  bless  ; 

_X_      With  praise  my  mouth  employ  ; 
My  soul  shall  in  Jehovah  boast, 
The  meek  shall  hear  with  joy. 

2  O  let  us  magnify  the  Lord, 

Exalt  his  name  with  me. 
I  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  me  heard 
And  from  all  fears  set  free. 


PSALM  XXXIY.  135 

3  They  looked  to  him,  and  lightened  were; 

Their  faces  were  not  shamed. 
This  poor  man  cried,  God  heard,  and  him. 
From  all  distress  redeemed. 

4  The  angel  of  the  Lord  encamps, 

And  he  encompasseth 
All  those  who  do  him  truly  fear, 
And  them  delivereth. 

5  O  taste  and  see  that  God  is  good  ; 

AVho  trusts  in  him  is  blest. 
Fear  God,  his  saints,  none  that  him  fear 
Shall  be  with  want  oppressed. 

6  The  lions  young  may  hungry  be, 

And  they  may  lack  their  food  ; 
But  they  that  truly  seek  the  Lord 
Shall  not  lack  any  good. 

7  O  children,  hither  do  ye  come, 

And  unto  me  give  ear; 
I  shall  you  teach  to  understand 
How  ye  the  Lord  should  fear. 

8  AVhat  man  is  he  that  life  desires, 

To  see  good  would  live  long  ? 
Thy  lips  refrain  from  speaking  guile, 
And  from  ill  words  thy  tongue. 

9  Depart  from  ill,  do  good,  seek  peace, 

Pursue  it  earnestly. 
God's  eyes  are  on  the  just,  his  ears 
Are  open  to  their  cry. 


136  PSALM    XXXIV. 

10  The  face  of  God  is  set  against 

Those  that  do  wickedly, 
That  he  may  quite  out  from  the  earth 
Cut  off  their  memory. 

11  The  righteous  cry  unto  the  Lord, 

He  unto  them  gives  ear  ; 
And  they  out  of  their  troubles  all 
By  him  delivered  are. 

12  The  Lord  is  ever  nigh  to  them 

That  are  of  broken  heart ; 
To  those  of  contrite  spirit  he 
Salvation  doth  impart. 

13  The  troubles  that  afflict  the  just 

In  number  many  be; 
But  yet  Jehovah  from  them  all 
Doth  save  and  set  him  free. 

14  He  carefully  his  bones  doth  keep, 

A\7hatever  can  befall, 
That  not  so  much  as  one  of  them 
Can  broken  be  at  all. 

15  111  shall  the  wicked  slay  ;  laid  waste 

Shall  be  who  hate  the  just. 
The  Lord  redeems  his  servants'  souls; 
Xone  perish  that  him  trust. 


PSALM  XXXI V.  137 

PSALM  34.     L   M. 

1  rpHE  Lord  I  will  at  all  times  bless; 

I        My  mouth  his  praise  shall  still  ex- 
press. 
My  soul  shall  boast  in  God ;  my  voiee 
The  meek  shall  hear  and  shall  rejoice. 

2  O  magnify  the  Lord  with  me, 
Let  us  to  praise  his  name  agree. 

I  sought  the  Lord ;  he  did  me  hear, 
And  set  me  free  from  ev'ry  fear. 

3  They  looked  to  him  and  light  received, 
Their  faces  were  from  shame  relieved. 
This  poor  man  on  the  Lord  did  call ; 
He  heard,  and  saved  from  sorrows  all. 

4  His  angel  camps  around  to  guard 
And  rescue  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 
See,  God  is  good  ;  his  goodness  taste, 
For  all  that  trust  in  him  are  blest. 

h  Fear  God,  his  saints ;  no  want  at  all 
Can  such  as  fear  the  Lord  befall. 
Young  lions  pine  for  lack  of  food; 
Who  seek  the  Lord  shall  lack  no  good. 

6  Ye  children,  come ;  to  me  give  ear, 
And  learn  how  ye  the  Lord  should  fear: 
What  man  to  length  of  life  aspires, 
And  many  days  of  good  desires? 


138  PSALM  XXX V. 

7  From  evil  let  thy  tongue  abstain  ; 
From  speaking  guile  thy  lips  refrain ; 
From  ev'ry  wicked  way  depart ; 

Do  good ;  seek  peace  with  all  thy  heart. 

8  Upon  the  just  God  keeps  his  eyes; 
His  ears  are  open  to  their  cries : 
Against  the  wicked  sets  his  face,  ( 
From  earth  their  memory  to  erase. 

9  When  just  men  cry,  Jehovah  hears, 
And  rescues  them  from  all  their  fears ; 
The  Lord  draws  nigh  to  broken  hearts ; 
To  contrite  spirits,  help  imparts. 

10  Though  many  ills  the  just  befall, 
The  Lord  delivers  from  them  all ; 

God  shall  him  guard  from  every  stroke, 
Xor  shall  a  single  bone  be  broke. 

11  111  slays  the  wicked;  ruin  waits 

For  him  the  righteous  man  who  hates; 
His  servants'  souls  will  God  redeem  ; 
Xone  perish  shall  who  trust  in  him. 

JPSALM  3d.     C    M. 

1   TZ)LEAD,  Lord,  with  those  that  plead, 
JLT       and  fight 

With  those  who  fight  with  me. 
Of  shield  and  buckler  take  thou  hold, 
Stand  up  my  help  to  be. 


PSALM  XXXV.  139 

2  Draw  also  out  the  spear,  O  Lord  ; 

Against  them  stop  the  way 
That  me  pursue,  and  to  my  soul 
I'm  thy  salvation  say. 

3  Let  them  confounded  be  and  shamed 

That  for  my  soul  have  sought ; 
Who  plot  my  hurt  turned  back  be  they.. 
And  to  confusion  brought. 

4  Let  them  be  like  the  empty  chaff 

That  flies  before  the  wind  ; 
And  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord 
Pursue  them  close  behind. 

5  With  darkness  cover  thou  their  wa\> 

And  let  it  slippery  prove; 

And  let  the  angel  of  the  Lord 

Pursue  them  from  above. 

6  For  they  without  a  cause  for  me 

In  secret  hid  their  snare ; 
And  they  a  pit  without  a  cause 
Did  for  my  soul  prepare. 

7  Let  ruin  seize  him  unawares; 

And  let  himself  be  caught 
In  his  own  hidden  net,  and  be 
To  that  same  ruin  brought. 

8  My  soul  in  God  shall  joy,  and  glad 

In  his  salvation  be; 
And  all  my  bones  shall  then  exclaim, 
Lord,  who  is  like  to  thee. 


140  PSALM  XXXV. 

9  Thou  dost  the  poor  set  free  from  him 
That  is  for  him  too  strong ; 
The  poor  and  needy  from  the  man 
That  spoils  and  does  him  wrong. 

10  False  witnesses  against  me  rose, 

And  unknown  charges  made  : 
They,  to  the  spoiling  of  my  soul, 
Me  ill  for  good  repaid. 

11  But  as  for  me,  when  they  were  sick, 

In  sackcloth  sad  I  mourned ; 
My  humbled  soul  did  fast,  my  prayer 
Into  my  bosom  turned. 

12  Had  he  my  friend  or  brother  been, 

I  could  have  done  no  more ; 
I  bowed  in  grief  as  one  who  doth 
A  mother's  loss  deplore. 

13  But  in  my  trouble  they  rejoiced, 

And  they  together  met, 
Yea,  abjects  vile  together  did 
Themselves  against  me  set. 

14  I  knew  it  not;  they  did  me  tear, 

And  quiet  would  not  be. 
With  mocking  hypocrites,  at  feasts 
They  gnashed  their  teeth  at  me. 

15  How  long,  O  Lord,  wilt  thou  look  on 

From  ruins  they  intend 
O  save  my  soul,  from  lions  young 
My  darling  do  defend. 


PSALM  XXXV.  141 

16  Within  the  congregation  great 

I'll  thank  thy  holy  name ; 
And  where  much  people  gathered  are 
I  will  thy  praise  proclaim. 

17  Let  not  my  wrongful  enemies 

With  pride  rejoice  o'er  me ; 
Xor  let  them  wink  with  scornful  eye, 
Who  hate  me  causelessly. 

18  For  peace  they  do  not  speak  at  all ; 

But  crafty  plots  prepare 
Against  all  those  within  the  land 
That  meek  and  quiet  are. 

19  With  open  mouth  they  'gainst  me  said, 

Ha,  ha  !  our  eye  doth  see. 
Lord,  thou  hast  seen,  hold  not  thy  peace; 
Lord,  be  not  far  from  me. 

20  Arouse  thyself,  awake  for  me, 

And  judgment  just  afford, 
Ev'n  to  my  cause,  O  thou  that  art 
My  only  God  and  Lord. 

21  O  Lord  my  God,  do  thou  me  judge 

In  thine  own  righteousness ; 
Against  me  let  them  not  their  joy 
Triumphantly  express. 

22  Nor  let  them  say  within  their  hearts, 

Ah,  we  would  have  it  thus ; 
Sor  suffer  them  to  say,  Xow  he 
Is  swallowed  up  by  us. 


142  PSALM  XXXV. 

23  Shamed  and  confounded  be  they  all 

That  at  my  hurt  are  glad  ; 
And  let  those  who  against  me  boast 
With  shame  and  scorn  be  clad. 

24  Let  them  who  love  my  righteous  cause 

With  gladness  shout ;  nor  cease 
'To  say,  The  Lord  be  magnified, 
Who  loves  his  servants'  peace. 

'25  Then  also  shall  thy  righteousness 
Be  published  by  my  tongue ; 
And  it.  the  praises  due  to  thee, 
Shall  utter  all  day  long. 

PSALM  33.     L.  M 

1  ORD,   plead   my  cause  against   my 

1  J     foes, 
Against  them  fight  that  fight  with  me  ; 
M  ith  shield  and  buckler  them  oppose, 
Stand  up  and  my  defender  be. 

2  Draw  out  the  spear,  and  close  the  way 

Against  the  men  that  me  oppress  ; 
And  to  my  soul,  in  mercy  say, 
"I  am  thy  saviour  in  'distress." 

3  Ashamed,  confounded  let  them  be, 

That  to  destroy  my  soul  have  sought ; 
Brought  to  confusion*,  let  them  flee,  ° 
Turned  backward,  who  to  hurt  me  plot 


PSALM  XXXV.  14a 

4  Jehovah's  angel,  in  his  wrath, 

Drive  them  like  chaff  before  the  wind  ;. 
All  dark  and  slippery  make  their  path, 
His  angel  pressing  hard  behind. 

5  Without  a  cause  a  snare  they  laid, 

Within  a  pit  which  they  prepared, 
A  pit  which  without  cause  they  made, 
In  which  my  soul  may  be  ensnared. 

6  Let  him  with  sudden  ruin  meet, 

And  let  him  struggle  in  the  snarey, 
Which  he  had  spread  for  other  feet ;, 
Yea,  let  him  meet  destruction  there  I 

7  Then  shall  my  soul  in  God  rejoice, 

In  his  salvation  joyful  be, 
And  all  my  frame  shall  lift  its  voice, 
And  say,  Lord,  who  is  like  to  thee  ? 

8  Who  is  like  thee,  who  dost  defend 

The  needy  poor  against  the  strong ; 
Who  to  the  poor  dost  help  extend, 

To  save  from  him  that  would  him  wrong? 

9  False  witnesses  against  me  stood  ; 

Of  things  I  knew  not,  charges  made.. 
They  me  rewarded  ill  for  good  ; 
To  rob  my  soul  they  ill  repaid. 

10  But  I  in  mourning  garb  was  clad, 

When  they  in  sickness  suffered  pain. 
I  made  my  soul  with  fasting  sad ; 
My  prayer  to  me  returned  again. 


144  PSALM  XXXV. 

11  As  one  for  friend's  or  brother's  woes. 

So  I  for  them  went  sadly  on  ; 
As  one  for  mother  mourning  goes, 
So  I  with  grief  went  bowing  down. 

12  But  they  rejoiced  in  my  distress; 

To  mock,  the  abjects  gathered  were; 
Unknown  to  me,  around  did  press; 
With  ceaseless  slanders  did  me  tear. 

13  With  hypocrites  at  feasts  that  mock, 

They  with  their  teeth  have  gnashed  on 
me. 
How  long,  Jehovah,  wilt  thou  look ; 
How  long  wilt  thou  their  raging  see  ? 

14  My  soul  from  their  destructions  guard; 

My  darling  from  the  lions  bring; 
Then  in  the  great  assembly,  Lord, 
Among  the  people,  praise  I'll  sing. 

15  Let  not  my  causeless  foes,  elate 

With  joy,  o'er  me  triumphant  cry ; 
Xor  they  who  me  unjustly  hate, 
With  secret  scorning  wink  the  eye. 

16  They  speak  not  peace,  but  falsehoods  they 

Against  the  quiet  ones  devise  ; 
Make  wide  their  mouths  at  me,  and  say, 
"Aha !  we've  seen  it  with  our  eyes." 


PSALM  XXXVI.  145 

17  This  thou  hast  seen,  thy  silence  break  ! 
Lord,  be  from  me  not  far  away. 
Stir  up  thyself,  my  God  awake 

To  judgment;  nor  my  cause  delay. 

1 3  Judge  me  in  righteousness,  O  God  ; 
Let  them  not  triumph  over  me ; 
Xor  from  their  hearts  proclaim  abroad, 
"  Aha  !  our  soul's  desire  we  see." 

19  Let  them  who  glory  in  my  fall, 

Xot  say,   "  We    have    him    swallowed 
quite  !  " 
Dishonor,  shame,  confound  them  all, 
Who  rise  against  me  in  their  might. 

20  But  let  them  shout,  let  them  rejoice, 

Who  long  to  see  me  justified ; 
Yea,  let  them  say,  with  ceaseless  voice, 
The  Lord,  the  Lord,  be  magnified. 

21  The  Lord  who  loves  his  servant's  peace, 

To  him  prosperity  doth  give. 
My  joyful  tongue  shall  never  cease 
To  praise  thy  justice  while  I  live. 

PSALM  36.     C  M. 

1    r  |  \IIE    wicked's    sin    doth    cause   this 
JL      Within  my  heart  to  rise,    [thought 
Undoubtedly  the  fear  of  God 
Is  not  before  his  eyes. 
13 


14(3  PSALM   XXXVI. 

2  Because  in  his  deceitful  eyes 

His  ways  are  always  right, 
Until  the  vileness  of  his  sin 
Shall  all  be  brought  to  light. 

3  The  words  that  from  his  mouth  proceed1 

Are  wickedness  and  lies  ; 
He  has  refrained  from  doing  good, 
And  ceased  from  being  wise. 

4  He  mischief,  lying  on  his  bed, 

Most  cunningly  doth  plot ; 
He  sets  himself  in  ways  not  good, 
And  ill  abhorreth  not. 

5  Thy  mercy,  Lord,  is  in  the  heavens ; 

Thy  truth  doth  reach  the  clouds ; 
Thy  justice  is  like  mountains  great ; 
Thy  judgments  deep  as  floods. 

6  Lord,  thou  preservest  man  and  beast* 

How  precious  is  thy  grace  ! 
Therefore  in  shadow  of  thy  wings 
Men's  sons  their  trust  shall  place. 

7  They  with  the  fatness  of  thy  house 

Shall  be  well  satisfied  ; 
From  rivers  of  thy  pleasures  thou 
Wilt  drink  to  them  provide. 

8  Because  of  life  the  fountain  pure 

Remains  alone  with  thee  ; 
And  in  that  purest  light  of  thine, 
We  clearly  light  shall  see. 


PSALM  XXXVII.  147 

9  Thy  loving-kindness  unto  them 
Continue  that  thee  know ; 
And  still  on  men  upright  in  heart 
Thy  righteousness  bestow. 

10  Let  not  the  foot  of  cruel  pride 

Come,  and  against  me  stand  ; 
And  let  me  never  be  removed, 
Lord,  by  the  wicked's  hand. 

11  They  fallen  have,  they  ruined  are, 

That  work  iniquities  : 
Cast  down  they  are,  and  never  shall 
Be  able  to  arise. 

PSALM  37.     C    M. 

1  inOR  evil-doers  fret  thou  not 
Jj       Thyself  unquietly ; 

Nor  do  thou  envy  bear  to  those 
That  work  iniquity. 

2  For  even  like  the  fading  grass, 

Soon  be  cut  down  shall  they  ; 
And,  like  the  green  and  tender  herb, 
They  wither  shall  away. 

Z  Set  thou  thy  trust  upon  the  Lord, 
And  be  thou  doing  good  ; 
And  so  thou  in  the  land  shalt  dwell, 
And  verily  have  food. 

4  Delight  thyself  in  God ;  he'll  give 
Thy  heart's  desire  to  thee. 
Thy  way  to  God  commit,  him  trust, 
It  bring  to  pass  shall  he. 


148  PSALM  XXXVII. 

•5  And  like  the  morning  light  he  shall 
Thy  righteousness  display  ; 
And  he  thy  judgment  shall  bring  forth 
Like  noon-tide  of  the  day. 

6  Rest  in  the  Lord,  in  patience  wait, 

Xor  for  the  wicked  fret, 
Who  prospering  in  his  evil  way, 
Success  in  sin  doth  get. 

7  Do  thou  from  anger  cease,  and  wrath 

See  thou  forsake  also; 
Fret  not  thyself  in  any  wise, 
That  evil  thou  shouldst  do. 

8  For  they  that  evil-doers  are 

Shall  be  cut  off  and  fall ; 
But  they  who  wait  upon  the  Lord 
The  earth  inherit  shall. 

9  For  yet  a  little  while,  and  then 

The  wicked  shall  not  be ; 
His  place  thou  shalt  consider  well, 
But  it  thou  shalt  not  see. 

10  But  by  inheritance  the  earth 

The  meek  ones  shall  possess ; 
They  also  shall  delight  themselves 
In  an  abundant  peace. 

1 1  The  wicked  plot  and  gnash  their  teeth  ; 

Against  the  just  they  stand  ; 
The  Lord  shall  laugh  at  them,  because 
He  sees  their  day  at  hand. 


PSALM  XXXVII.  149 

12  The  wicked  have  drawn  out  the  sword, 

And  bent  their  bow,  to  slay 
The  poor  and  needy,  and  to  kill 
The  men  of  upright  way. 

13  But  yet  the  sword  which  they  have  drawn 

Shall  enter  their  own  heart ; 
Their  bows  which   they  have  bent  shall 
And  into  pieces  part.  [break, 

14  A  little  that  a  just  man  hath 

Is  more  and  better  far 
Than  is  the  wealth  of  many  such 
As  lewd  and  wicked  are. 

15  For  sinners'  arms  shall  broken  be; 

But  God  the  just  sustains. 
He  knows  their  days,  and  evermore 
Their  heritage  remains. 

16  They  shall  not  be  ashamed  when  they 

The  evil  times  shall  see ; 
And  when  the  days  of  famine  are 
They  satisfied  shall  be. 

17  But  wicked  men  and  foes  of  God 

As  fat  of  lambs  decay  ; 
They  shall  consume,  yea,  into  smoke 
They  shall  consume  away. 

18  The  wicked  borrows,  but  the  same 

Again  he  doth  not  pay  ; 
Whereas  the  righteous  mercy  shows, 
And  gives  his  own  away. 


150  PSALM  XXXVII. 

19  Because  they  whom  the  Lord  doth  bless 

The  earth  as  heirs  shall  own ; 
But  all  accursed  of  him  shall  be 
Cut  off  and  overthrown. 

20  The  f<  otsteps  of  the  righteous  man 

The  Lord  directs  aright; 
And  in  the  way  in  which  he  walks 
He  taketh  great  delight. 

21  Although  he  fall,  yet  shall  he  not 

Be  cast  down  utterly ; 
Because  the  Lord  with  his  own  hand 
Upholds  him  mightily. 

22  I  have  been  young,  and  now  am  old, 

Yet  have  I  never  seen 
The  just  man  left,  nor  that  his  seed 
For  bread  have  beggars  been. 

23  He's  ever  merciful,  and  lends; 

His  seed  is  therefore  blest. 
Depart  from  evil,  and  do  good, 
And  ever  dwell  at  rest. 

24  For  God  loves  judgment,  and  his  saints 

Leaves  not  in  any  case ; 
They  are  kept  ever ;  but  cut  off 
Shall  be  the  sinner's  race. 

25  The  just  inherit  shall  the  land, 

And  ever  in  it  dwell ; 
The  just  man's  mouth  doth  wisdom  speak, 
His  tongue  doth  judgment  tell. 


PSALM  XXXVII.  151 

26  The  law  of  God  is  in  his  heart, 

His  steps  slide  not  away. 
The  wicked  watcheth  for  the  just, 
And  seeketh  him  to  slay. 

27  Yet  him  the  Lord  will  not  forsake, 

Nor  leave  him  in  his  hands; 
The  righteous  will  he  not  condemn, 
When  he  in  judgment  stands. 

28  Wait  on  the  Lord,  and  keep  his  way, 

And  thee  exalt  shall  he 
To  hold  the  land  by  heritage, 
And  sinners'  ruin  see. 

29  I  saw  the  wicked  great  in  power, 

Spread  like  a  green  bay-tree  ; 
He  passed,  lo,  he  was  gone,  I  sought, 
But  found  he  could  not  be. 

30  Mark  thou  the  perfect,  and  behold 

The  man  of  upright  ways  ; 
Because  the  man  of  holy  life 
In  peace  shall  end  his  days. 

31  But  God  upon  transgressors  shall 

A  common  ruin  send  ; 
And  when  the  wicked  are  cut  off, 
In  woe  their  days  shall  end. 

32  But  the  salvation  of  the  just 

Is  from  the  Lord  above ; 
He  in  the  time  of  their  distress 

Their  stay  and  strength  doth  prove. 


152  PSALM  XXXYIII. 

33  The  Lord  shall  help,  and  rescue  them ; 
He  shall  them  free  and  save 
From  wicked  men,  because  in  him 
Their  confidence  they  have. 

PSALM  38.     C    M. 

1  T~N  thy  great  indignation,  Lord, 
_L     Do  thou  rebuke  me  not ; 

Nor  on  me  lay  thy  chastening  hand, 
In  thy  displeasure  hot. 

2  For  in  me  fast  thine  arrows  stick, 

Thy  hand  doth  press  me  sore  ; 
And  in  my  flesh  there  is  no  health, 
Nor  soundness  any  more. 

3  This  grief  I  have  because  thy  wrath 

Is  forth  against  me  gone ; 
And  in  my  bones   there  is  no  rest, 
For  sin  that  I  have  done. 

4  Because  gone  up  above  my  head 

My  great  transgressions  be  ; 
And,  as  a  weighty  burden,  they 
Too  heavy  are  for  me. 

b  My  wounds  are  putrid  and  corrupt ; 
My  folly  makes  it  so. 
I  troubled  am,  and  much  bowed  down ; 
All  day  I  mourning  go. 

6  For  a  disease  which  loathsome  is 
So  fills  my  loins  with  pain, 
That  in  my  weak  and  weary  flesh 
No  soundness  doth  remain. 


PSALM  XXXVIII.  153 

7  So  feeble  and  infirm  am  I, 

And  broken  am  so  sore, 
That,  through  disquiet  of  my  heart, 
I  have  been  made  to  roar. 

8  O  Lord,  all  that  I  do  desire 

Is  still  before  thy  eye ; 
And  of  my  heart  the  secret  groans 
Not  hidden  are  from  thee. 

9  My  heart  doth  pant  incessantly, 

My  strength  doth  quite  decay  ; 
As  for  my  eyes,  their  wonted  light 
Is  from  me  gone  away. 

10  My  lovers  and  my  friends  do  stand 

At  distance  from  my  sore ; 
And  they  do  stand  aloof  who  were 
Kinsmen  and  kind  before. 

11  Yea,  they  who  seek  my  life  lay  snares/ 

And  they  who  would  me  wrong 
Have  spoken  mischief,  and  deceits 
Imagined  all  day  long. 

12  But  as  one  deaf,  I  did  not  hea  , 

I  suffered  all  to  pass ; 
And  as  a  dumb  man  I  became, 
Whose  mouth  not  opened  was : 

13  As  one  that  hears  not,  in  whose  mouth 

Are  no  reproofs  at  all : 
For,  Lord,  I  hope  in  thee,  my  God 
Will  hear  me  when  I  call. 


154  PSALM  XXXVIII. 

14  Because  I  said,  Hear  me,  lest  they 

Rejoice  o'er  me  with  pride ; 
And  o'er  me  magnify  themselves, 
*       Because  my  foot  doth  slide. 

15  For  I  am  near  to  halt,  my  grief 

Is  still  before  my  eye ; 
I  will  declare  my  sin,  and  grieve 
For  my  iniquity. 

16  But  yet  my  foes  are  full  of  life, 

My  enemies  are  strong ; 
And  they  are  greatly  multiplied 
Who  hate  and  would  me  wrong. 

17  And  they  for  good  who  render  ill, 

As  en'mies  me  withstood  ; 
They  are  my  bitter  foes  because 
I  follow  what  is  good. 

18  Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord  ;  my  God, 

Far  from  me  never  be. 
O  Lord,  thou  my  salvation  art, 
In  haste  give  help  to  me. 

PSALM  38.     8s  and  7s. 

1  "   "  ORD,  do  not  in  hot  displeasure, 

I  J     Lay  thy  heavy  hand  on  me ; 
Let  thy  chastening  be  in  measure, 
Thy  rebukes  from  anger  free. 

2  For  thy  hand  most  sorely  presses, 

Fast  thy  arrows  stick  within  ; 
Wrath  my  weary  flesh  distresses, 
Gives  my  bones  no  rest  for  sin. 


PSALM  XXXVIII.  155 

3  O'er  my  head  like  billows  rushing 

My  transgressions  risen  are; 
Like  a  burden  heavy,  crushing, 
Greater  far  than  I  can  bear. 

4  Loathsome  are  my  wounds  neglected, 

My  own  folly  makes  it  so  ; 
Bowed  with  grief,  and  much  afflicted, 
All  the  day  I  mourning  go. 

5  For  my  loins  are  filled  with  burning, 

Health  in  me  no  more  remains : 
I  am  feeble,  bruised,  and  mourning, 
Groaning  loud  through  inward  pains. 

6  My  desires  and  ceaseless  wailing, 

Lord,  unveiled  before  thee  lie; 
Pants  my  heart,  my  strength  is  failing, 
All  its  light  hath  left  mine  eye. 

7  Friends  and  lovers  now  are  standing 

At  a  distance  from  my  sore ; 
Kinsmen  once  my  cause  befriending, 
Come  to  visit  me  no  more. 

8  They  that  for  my  life  are  seeking, 

Snares  for  me  in  secret  lay ; 
Hurtful  things  against  me  speaking, 
Plots  devising  all  the  day. 

9  But  as  one  that's  deaf  I  heard  not, 

As  one  dumb  no  word  I  spake ; 
Silent  like  those  that  regard  not, 

Those  whose  mouths  no  answer  make. 


156  PSALM  XXXIX. 

10  Lord,  my  God,  in  thee  I'm  trusting, 

Thou  wilt  hear  me  when  I  call ; 
Hear,  lest  they  against  me  boasting, 
Joy  and  triumph  when  I  fall. 

11  Ready  now  to  halt  and  stumble, 

Griefs  before  me  still  have  been ; 
I'll  confess  with  spirit  humble, 
And  be  sorry  for  my  sin. 

12  Great  in  power,  life,  and  number, 

Bitter  foes  have  me  withstood, 
Evil  they  for  kindness  render, 
Hating  me  for  doing  good. 

13  Lord,  my  God,  do  not  forsake  me, 

Distant  from  me  never  be; 
To  my  Saviour  I  betake  me  ; 
Hasten,  Lord,  give  help  to  me. 

FSALM  39.     C  M. 

1  ~  T  SAID,  my  ways  I'll  guard  with  care, 
JL     Lest  with  my  tongue  I  sin  ; 

In  sight  of  wicked  men  my  mouth 
With  bridle  I'll  keep  in. 

2  With  silence  I  as  dumb  became, 

I  did  myself  restrain 
From  speaking  good,  but  then  the  more 
Increased  my  inward  pain. 

3  My  heart  within  me  was  inflamed, 

And,  while  I  musing  was, 
The  fire  was  kindled,  and  these  words 
I  from  my  tongue  let  pass : 


PSALM  XXXIX.  157 

4  My  end,  and  measure  of  my  days, 

To  me,  Jehovah,  show 
What  is  the  same,  that  I  thereby 
How  frail  I  am  may  know. 

5  Lo,  thou  hast  made  my  days  a  span, 

As  nothing  are  my  years ; 
Before  thy  sight,  each  man  at  best 
But  vanity  appears : 

6  Yea,  each  man  walks  in  empty  show ; 

They  vex  themselves  in  vain ; 
He  heaps  up  wealth,  and  knoweth  no\ 
To  whom  it  shall  pertain. 

7  And  now,  O  Lord,  what  wait  I  for  ? 

My  hope  is  fixed  on  thee. 
Deliver  me  from  all  my  sins  ; 
The  fool's  scorn  make  not  me. 

8  As  dumb  I  opened  not  my  mouth, 

Because  this  work  was  thine. 
Thy  stroke  remove,  for  by  the  stroke 
Of  thy  strong  hand  I  pine. 

9  With  thy  rebukes  thou  dost  correct 

Man  for  iniquity, 
And  waste  his  beauty  like  a  moth  : 
Each  man  is  vanity. 

10  Lord,  hear  my  prayer,  and  at  my  cry, 
And  tears  not  silent  be  : 
I  sojourn  as  my  fathers  all, 
And  stranger  am  with  thee. 
14 


158  PSALM  XXXIX. 

11  O  spare  thou  me,  that  I  my  strength 
Recover  may  again, 
Before  from  hence  I  do  depart, 
And  here  no  more  remain. 

PSALM  39.     S    M. 

1  T  SAID,  I'll  walk  with  care, 

_L_     From  sin  my  tongue  command  ; 
My  mouth  a  wise  restraint  shall  bear, 
While  sinners  near  me  stand. 

2  As  dumb,  I  silent  stood, 

From  words  I  did  refrain, 
I  held  my  peace  from  speaking  good, 
My  soul  was  filled  with  pain. 

3  My  heart  was  all  on  fire, 

With  burning  thoughts  suppressed  ; 
Then,  with  my  tongue,  my  soul's  desire 
I  thus  to  God  addressed  : 

4  My  end  and  length  of  days, 

To  me,  O  Lord,  unveil ; 
That  I  may  know,  in  all  my  ways, 
How  weak  I  am  and  frail. 

5  Lord,  thou  hast  made  my  years 

To  measure  but  a  span  ; 
As  nought  to  thee  my  age  appears; 
How  vain,  at  best,  is  man  ! 

6  Man  lives  in  empty  show, 

His  anxious  care  is  vain, 
He  hoards  his  wealth,  and  doth  not  know 
Who  shall  possess  his  gain. 


PSALM    XL.  159 

7  Now,  Lord,  why  do  I  wait? 

My  hope  is  in  thy  name ; 
Blot  out  my  sins  in  mercy  great, 
Xor  let  the  fool  me  shame. 

8  As  dumb,  I  silent  stand, 

Because  this  work  is  thine  ; 
Remove  from  me  thy  chastening  hand, 
Beneath  thy  stroke  I  pine. 

9  Rebukes  for  sin  consume, 

And  chasten  man  with  paip  ; 
Like  moths  they  waste  his  beauty's  Noom : 
Lo,  every  man  is  vain. 

10  Jehovah,  hear  my  prayers, 

And  answer  my  request ; 
Turn  not  in  silence  from  my  tears, 
But  give  the  mourner  rest. 

11  I  am  a  stranger  here, 

Dependent  on  thy  grace; 
A  pilgrim,  as  my  fathers  were, 
With  no  abiding  place. 

12  Spare,  Lord,  and  strength  bestow, 

My  fainting  soul  restore, 
Ere  I  to  dust  and  darkness  go, 
And  be  on  earth  no  more. 


■i 


PSALM  40.     C    M. 

WAITED  for  the  Lord  my  God, 
And  patiently  did  bear ; 
At  length  to  me  he  did  incline 
My  voice  and  cry  to  hear 


160  PSALM    XL. 

2  He  took  me  from  a  fearful  pit, 

And  from  the  miry  clay, 
Upon  a  rock  he  set  my  feet, 
Establishing  my  way. 

3  He  put  a  new  song  in  my  mouth, 

Our  God  to  magnify; 
Many  shall  see  it,  and  shall  fear, 
And  on  the  Lord  rely. 

4  O  blessed  is  the  man  whose  trust     » 

Upon  the  Lord  relies  ; 
Respecting  not  the  proud,  nor  such 
As  turn  aside  to  lies. 

5  O  Lord  my  God,  how  many  are 

The  wonders  thou  hast  done  ? 
Thy  gracious  thoughts  to  us  above 
All  other  thoughts  are  gone. 

6  To  thee  no  one  can  them  express ; 

If  I  would  them  declare — 
If  I  would  speak  of  them,  they  more 
Than  can  be  numbered  are. 

7  My  ears  thou  opened  hast ;  and  thou 

No  offering  hast  desired, 
Nor  sacrifice;  sin-offering  thou 
And  burnt  hast  not  required. 

#   Then  to  the  Lord  these  were  my  words, 
I  come,  behold  and  see; 
Within  the  volume  of  the  book, 
It  written  is  of  me  ; 


PSALM  XL.  161 

9  To  do  thy  will  I  take  delight, 

0  thou  my  God  that  art ; 
Yea,  that  most  holy  law  of  thine 

1  have  within  my  heart. 

10  Within  the  congregation  great 

I  righteousness  did  preach  ; 
Lo,  thou  dost  know,  O  Lord,  that  I 
Have  not  refrained  my  speech. 

1 1  I  never  have  within  my  heart 

Concealed  thy  righteousness ; 
I  thy  salvation  have  declared, 
And  shown  thy  faithfulness  : 

12  Thy  kindness  which  most  loving  is 

I  ever  have  revealed  ; 
And  from  the  congregation  great 
Thy  truth  have  not  concealed. 

13  Thy  tender  mercies,  Lord,  from  me 

0  do  thou  not  restrain  ; 

Thy  loving-kindness,  and  thy  truth, 
Let  them  me  still  maintain. 

14  For  ills  past  reck'ning  compass  me, 

And  my  iniquities 
Such  hold  upon  me  taken  have, 

1  cannot  lift  my  eyes : 

15  They  more  than  hairs  are  on  my  head ; 

Thence  is  my  heart  dismayed. 
Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  rescue  me  ; 
Lord,  hasten  to  mv  aid. 


162  PSALM  XL. 

16  Let  them  confounded  be,  and  shamed 

Who  seek  my  soul  to  kill ; 
Yea,  let  them  backward  driven  be, 
And  shamed,  who  wish  me  ill. 

17  And  for  reward  of  this  their  shame 

Confounded  let  them  be, 
That  in  this  manner  scoffing  say, 
Aha,  aha  !  to  me. 

18  In  thee  let  all  be  glad,  and  joy, 

Who  seeking  thee  abide; 
Who  thy  salvation  love,  say  still, 
The  Lord  be  magnified. 

19  I  poor  and  needy  am,  but  yet 

The  Lord  of  me  takes  thought : 
Thou  art  my  Saviour  and  my  help ; 
My  God,  O  tarry  not. 

JPSAL3I  40.     L  HT.  M. 

1  T"  WAITED  long  for  God  Most  High 
JL      And  he  inclined  to  hear  my  cry ; 
He  took  me  from  a  fearful  pit, 

And  from  the  miry  clay ; 
Upon  a  rock  he  set  my  feet, 
Establishing  my  way. 

2  He  taught  my  mouth  and  lips  to  frame 

New  songs  to  magnify  his  name. 
This  many  seeing,  filled  with  fear, 

Shall  on  the  Lord  rely ; 
Blest  in  their  trust,  they  shun  with  care 

The  proud,  and  such  as  lie. 


PSALM  XL.  16$ 

3  O  Lord  my  God,  thy  wonders  wrought, 
And  thy  kind  thoughts  exceed  all  thought ; 
Xo  mind  can  their  vast  sum  contain. 

If  them  I  would  declare, 
And  speak  of  them,  the  task  is  vain, 
So  numberless  they  are. 

4  Sin-offering  thou  hast  not  desired, 
Burnt  sacrifice  hast  not  required. 

O  Lord,  thou  opened  hast  my  ears ; 

I  come,  said  I  to  thee. 
Lo,  this  within  thy  book  appears; 

There  it  is  said  of  me : 

5  To  do  thy  holy  will  aright, 

O  Lord  my  God  is  my  delight; 
Thy  law  within  my  heart  doth  reign, 

Thy  justice  I  have  shown  ; 
That  I  my  lips  did  not  refrain, 

To  thee,  O  Lord,  is  known. 

6  I  have  not  in  my  heart  concealed, 
But  to  the  saints  thy  truth  revealed  ; 

The  righteousness  which  thou  hast  wrought^ 
And  faithfulness  made  known  ; 

And  thy  salvation  I  have  taught, 
Thy  love  and  truth  have  shown. 

7  I  for  thy  tender  mercies  cried, 
O  Lord,  let  them  not  be  denied ; 


164  PSALM  XL. 

To  me  thy  loving-kindness  show, 
Thy  truth  be  still  my  stay. 

Let  them  preserve  me  where  I  go, 
And  keep  me  every  day. 

8  Encompassed  round  with  ills  untold, 
On  me  my  sins  have  taken  hold, 
They're  more  than  hairs  upon  my  head, 

And  shame  my  face  hath  veiled. 
Lord,  save  me,  haste  to  give  me  aidf 
My  very  heart  hath  failed. 

9  All  those  who  seek  my  soul  to  kill, 
Together  let  confusion  fill. 

Those  who  desire  my  hurt,  O  Lord, 
Drive  backward  in  their  way ; 

Make  desolate  as  their  reward, 
To  me  "  aha  "  that  say. 

10  Let  all  who  seek  to  see  thy  face 
Be  glad  and  joyful  in  thy  grace ; 
Let  those  who  thy  salvation  love 

Continually  proclaim, 
"O  praise  the  Lord  who  dwells  above, 
And  magnify  his  name." 

11  I'm  poor  and  needy,  yet  the  Lord 
With  kindest  thoughts  will  me  regard 
Thy  helping  grace  thou  wilt  impart, 

And  keep  me  in  the  way, 
Thou  only  my  deliverer  art, 
My  God,  do  not  delay. 


PSALM  XLI.  165 

PSALM  41.     C.  M. 

1  ~T    TOW  blest  the  man  who  wisely  doth 
JUL     Upon  the  poor  attend  ; 

The  Lord  in  times  of  evil  will 
To  him  deliverance  send. 

2  God  will  him  keep,  yea,  save  alive ; 

On  earth  he  blest  shall  live; 
And  to  his  enemies'  desire 
Thou  never  wilt  him  give. 

3  God  will  give  strength  when  he  on  bed 

Of  languishing  doth  mourn  ; 
And  in  his  sickness  sore,  O  Lord, 
Thou  all  his  bed  wilt  turn. 

4  I  said,  O  Lord,  do  thou  extend 

Thy  mercy  unto  me ; 
And  do  thou  heal  my  soul,  because 
I  have  offended  thee. 

5  Those  that  to  me  are  enemies 

Of  me  do  evil  say, 
When  shall  he  die,  that  so  his  name 
May  perish  quite  away  ? 

6  To  see  me  if  he  come,  he  speaks 

Vain  words,  and  in  his  heart 
He  gathers  mischief,  which  he  tells 
When  forth  he  doth  depart. 

7  My  haters  jointly  whispering, 

Against  me  ill  devise. 
Disease,  say  they,  cleaves  fast  to  him  ; 
He  lies,  and  shall  not  rise. 


166  PSALM  XLI. 

8  Yea,  even  my  familiar  friend, 

On  whom  1  did  rely, 
Who  ate  my  bread,  even  he  his  heel 
Against  me  lifted  high. 

9  But,  Lord,  be  merciful  to  me, 

And  up  again  me  raise, 
That  I  may  justly  them  requite 
According  to  their  ways. 

10  By  this  I  know  that  certainly 

I  favored  am  by  thee, 
Because  my  enemy  no  more 
Doth  triumph  over  me. 

11  But  in  integrity  thou  hast 

Upheld  me  by  thy  hand ; 
And  me  before  thy  countenance 
Forever  made  to  stand. 

12  The  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

Be  blest  forever  then, 

From  age  to  age  eternally, 

Amen,  yea,  and  amen. 

PSALM  41.     L  M. 

1   HP)  LEST  he  who  wisely  helps  the  poor, 
[)    In  trouble  he  shall  help  secure : 
The  Lord  shall  keep  him,  he  shall  live, 
And  blessing  on  the  earth  receive. 


PSALM  XLI.  167 

2  Thou  wilt  not  give  him  to  the  will 
Of  foes  that  seek  to  do  him  ill. 
When  laid  upon  the  bed  of  pain, 

The  Lord  with  strength  will  him  sustain. 

3  On  him  thou  wilt  compassion  take, 
And  all  his  bed  in  sickness  make. 
I  said,  Lord,  pity,  heal  thou  me, 
Because  I  have  offended  thee. 

4  My  foes  speak  ill  of  me,  they  say, 
When  shall  he  die?  his  name  decay? 
If  seeing  me,  his  speech  is  vain ; 
His  heart  hoards  ills  to  tell  again. 

5  All  those  who  hate  me,  whisper  lies, 
Against  me  hurtful  things  devise  : 
Now  his  disease,  say  they,  is  sore, 
It  binds  him  fast,  he'll  rise  no  more. 

6  Yea,  ev'n  my  own  familiar  friend, 
The  man  on  whom  I  did  depend, 
Who  ate  my  bread,  pretending  zeal, 
Against  me  lifted  up  his  heel. 

7  In  mercy  raise  me  up,  O  Lord, 
To  render  foes  a  due  reward. 

By  this  I  know  thy  love  remains, 
Because  my  foe  no  triumph  gains. 

8  Thou  dost  my  steps  direct  aright, 
And  set  me  ever  in  thy  sight. 
Let  Isr'ePs  God,  Jehovah,  then 
Be  ever  blest.     Amen,  amen. 


168  PSALM  XLII. 

PSALM  42.     C  M 

IAS  in  its  thirst  the  panting  hart 
-£X    To  water-brooks  doth  flee, 
So  pants  my  longing  soul,  O  God, 
That  I  may  come  to  thee. 

2  My  soul  for  God,  the  living  God, 

Doth  thirst ;  when  shall  I  near 
Before  thy  countenance  approach, 
And  in  God's  sight  appear  ? 

3  My  tears  have  unto  me  been  meat, 

Both  in  the  night  and  day  ; 
While  unto  me  continually, 
Where  is  thy  God  ?  they  say. 

4  My  soul  within  me  is  poured  out 

When  this  I  think  upon  ; 
Because  that  with  the  multitude 
I  heretofore  had  gone  : 

5  With  them  into  God's  house  I  went 

^  With  voice  of  joy  and  praise ; 
Yea,  with  the  multitude  that  kept 
The  solemn  holy  days. 

6  O  why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul? 

Why  in  me  so  dismayed? 
Trust  God,  for  I  shall  praise  him  yet, 
His  presence  is  my  aid. 


PSALM  XLIL  1G9 

7  My  God,  my  soul's  cast  down  in  me ; 

I  thee  remember  will 
From     Jordan's    land,    from    Hermon's 
And  even  Mizar-hill.  [heights, 

8  In  answer  to  thy  water-spouts, 

Deep  unto  deep  doth  call ; 
Thy  breaking  waves  pass  over  me, 
Yea,  and  thy  billows  all. 

9  His  loving-kindness  yet  the  Lord 

Command  will  in  the  day; 
His  song  is  with  me  in  the  night; 
To  God,  my  life,  I'll  pray. 

10  I'll  say  to  God  my  rock,  O  why 

Dost  thou  forget  me  so? 

Beneath  oppression  of  my  foes 

Why  do  I  mourning  go? 

11  'Tis  as  a  sword  within  my  bones, 

When  me  my  foes  upbraid  ; 
When  it  by  them,  Where  is  thy  God  ? 
Is  daily  to  me  said. 

12  O  why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul? 

Why  thus  with  grief  oppressed, 
Art  thou  disquieted  in  me? 
In  God  still  hope  and  rest ; 

13  For  yet  I  know  I  shall  him  praise 

Who  graciously  to  me 
The  health  is  of  my  countenance, 
Yea,  my  own  God  is  he. 

15 


17°  PSALM  XLII. 

PSALM  42.  8s  and  4s. 

1      A   S  Pants  the  hart  for  cooling  flood 

t    *    ?  P?ntS  my  soul>  °  Jivillg  God, 
1  o  taste  thy  grace. 

When  unto  thee  shall  I  draw  near? 

O  when  within  thy  courts  appear, 

And  see  thy  face  ? 

2  Tears  day  and  night  have  been  my  bread, 
Whilst,    "Where  is   now  thy  God?"    is 
said 
By  foes  to  me. 
I  call  these  things  to  mind  with  grief. 
My  soul  I  then,  to  find  relief, 
Pour  out  to  thee. 

3  With  numbers  gathered  from  abroad 

wnt  t0  Seek  the  ll0use  of  God, 
VV  ith  joy  and  praise. 

I  ever  joined  with  true  delight 

Ihe  multitude  which  kept  aright 

Ine  holy  days. 

4  O  thou  my  soul,  why  so  depressed  ? 

Why    thus    with     vexing   thoughts    op- 
pressed  ?  l 

On  God  rely; 

FT0rishaI1  ^  behold  his  face; 
My  God,  who  helps  me  by  his  grace, 
J- 11  magnify. 


PSALM    XLII.  171 

5  My  God,  my  soul's  cast  down,  yet  sti|l 
From  Jordan,  Hermon,  Mizar-hill, 

I'll  think  of  thee. 
Deep  calls  to  deep  with  deafening  roar, 
Thy  water-spouts  and  billows  pour 

Their  floods  on  me. 

6  God  will  command  his  love  by  day, 
And  I  by  night  will  sing  and  pray 

To  God  my  life. 
To  God  my  rock  I'll  make  my  plea, 
O  why  hast  thou  forgotten  me 

Amidst  this  strife  ? 

7  Why  ever  restless  do  I  mourn, 
Oppressed  by  foes  whose  words  of  scorn 

Are  spread  abroad  ? 
And  daily  their  reproachful  words 
Have  pierced  my  soul  like  cutting  swords, 

"  Where  is  thy  God  ?  " 

8  O  thou  my  soul,  why  so  depressed  ? 

Why  thus  with  vexing  thoughts  oppressed? 

On  God  rely  ; 
For  I  shall  yet  behold  his  face; 
My  God,  who  helps  me  by  his  grace, 

I'll  magnify. 

PSALM  42.     L.  M 

1      A    S  pants  the  hart  for  water  brocks, 
_ZJL_     So  pants  my  soul,  O  God,  far  thee* 
For  thee  it  thirsts,  to  thee  it  looks 
And  longs  the  living  God  to  see 


172  PSALM    XLII. 

2  Far  from  thy  sacred  courts,  my  tears 

Have  been  my  food  by  night  and  day, 
While  constantly,  with  bitter  sneers, 

"Where    is    thy    God?"    the     scoffers 

say. 

3  These  things  I'll  call  to  mind,  and  cry, 

When  I  shall  tread  the  sacred  way 
To  Zion,  praising  God  on  high, 

With  throngs  who  keep  the  holy  day. 

4  O,  why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 

And  what  should  so  disquiet  thee  ? 
Still  hope  in  God,  and  him  extol, 

Whose  face  brings  saving  health  to  me. 

5  My  God,  although  dejected  now, 

I  think  of  thee  to  check  my  fear, 
From  Jordan's  land,  from  Hermon's  brow, 
And  Mizar-hill,  for  thou  art  near. 

6  Deep  calls  to  deep  in  thunders  loud, 

Thy  water-spouts  repeat  the  call, 
Whilst  o'er  me  roll  the  billows  proud, 
And  all  thy  waves  upon  me  fall. 

7  Yet  shall  the  Lord  command  by  day 

His  loving-kindness ;  and  his  song 
By  night  be  with  me;  and  I'll  pray 
To  him  who  doth  my  life  prolong. 


PSALM  XLIII.  17:] 

8  I  cry  to  God,  my  rock  and  stay, 

Oh  why  hast  thou  forgotten  me  ? 
Why  go  I  mourning  all  the  day 
Oppressed  by  my  fierce  enemy  ? 

9  Keen  as  a  sword  within  my  bones 

Are  the  reproaches  which  I  hear; 
Whilst  every  day,  in  scornful  tones, 
"  Where  is  thy  God  ?  "  the  scoffers  sn~er, 

10  O,  why  art  thou  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 
And  what  should  so  disquiet  thee? 
Still  hope  in  God,  and  him  extol, 

Whose  face  brings  saving  help  to  ro*?. 

PSALM  43.     C    M 

1  A    GAINST  a  wicked  nation,  Lord, 
_jfA_     Plead  thou  my  cause,  judge  mf  • 
And  from  unjust  and  crafty  men 

O  do  thou  set  me  free. 

2  O  God  my  strength,  why  dost  thou  me 

Cast  off  in  my  distress  ? 
Why  go  I  mourning  all  the  day 
While  enemies  oppress  ? 

-3  O  send  thy  light  forth,  and  thy  truth, 
Let  them  be  guides  to  me, 
And  bring  me  to  thy  holy  hill, 
Ev'n  where  thy  dwellings  be. 


174  PSALM  XLIII. 

4  Then  will  I  to  God's  altar  go, 

To  God  my  chiefest  joy  : 
Yea,  God,  my  God,  thy  name  to  praise 
My  harp  I  will  employ. 

5  Why  art  thou  then  cast  down,  my  soul  ? 

What  should  discourage  thee  ? 
And  why  with  vexing  thoughts  art  thou 
Disquieted  in  me  ? 

6  Still  trust  in  God  ;  for  him  to  praise 

"Good  cause  I  yet  shall  have : 
He  of  my  countenance  is  the  health, 
My  God  that  doth  me  save. 

PSALM  43.     8s  and  7s. 

1  TOIGHTEOUS  Judge,  from  foes  de- 

ly     fend  me, 
Who  combined  false  charges  lay  ; 
From  thy  arm  deliverance  send  me, 
And  my  treacherous  foes  dismay. 

2  God  my  rock,  my  strength  sustaining, 

Why  cast  off  my  soul  distressed  ? 
Why  am  I  in  grief  complaining, 
By  the  power  of  foes  oppressed  ? 

3  Now  thy  light  and  truth  forth  sending, 

Let  them  lead  and  guide  me  still, 
Guide  me  to  thy  house  ascending, 
Lead  me  to  thy  holy  hill. 


PSALM  XLIV.  175 

4  There  thine  altar,  Lord,  surrounding, 

God,  my  God,  my  boundless  joy, 
Harp  and  voice  aloud  resounding, 
Praise  shall  all  ray  powers  employ. 

5  Why  my  soul  cast  down  and  grieving  ? 

Why  within  me  such  distress? 
Hope  in  God,  his  help  receiving, 
God  mv  life  I  vet  shall  bless. 


'O 


PSALM  44.     C.  M 

GOD,  we  with  our  ears  have  heard, 
Our  fathers  have  us  told 
The  works  by  thee  in  their  days  done, 
Ev'n  in  the  days  of  old  ; 

How  thy  hand  drove  the  heathen  out, 

To  plant  them  in  their  land  ; 
How  thou  the  nations  didst  afflict, 

And  cast  out  by  thy  hand. 

For  neither  got  their  sword  the  land, 
Nor  did  their  arm  them  save  ; 

But  thy  right  hand,  arm,  countenance: 
Thy  favor  conquest  gave. 

Thou  art  my  King ;  for  Jacob,  Lord, 

Deliverances  command. 
Through  thee  we  shall  push  down  our  foes, 

That  do  against  us  stand. 

We  through  thy  name  shall  tread  down  those 

That  ris'n  against  us  have  : 
For  in  my  bow  I  will  not  trust, 

Nor  shall  mv  sword  me  save. 


176  PSALM  XLIV. 

6  But  from  our  foes  thou  hast  us  saved, 

Our  haters  put  to  shame : 
In  God  we  all  the  day  do  boast, 
And  ever  praise  thy  name. 

7  But  thou,  O  Lord,  hast  east  us  off, 

Thou  hast  us  put  to  shame ; 
And  when  our  armies  do  go  forth, 
Thou  goest  not  with  them. 

8  Thou  mak'st  us  from  the  enemy, 

Faint-hearted  to  turn  back ; 
And  they  who  hate  us,  for  themselves, 
Our  spoils  away  do  take. 

9  Like  sheep  for  meat  thou  gavest  us  ; 

'Midst  heathen  cast  are  we. 
Thou  didst  for  nought  thy  people  sell ; 
Their  price  enriched  not  thee. 

10  Thou  makest  us  a  vile  reproach 

To  all  our  neighbors  near ; 
Derision  and  a  scorn  to  them 
That  round  about  us  are. 

11  A  by-word  also  thou  dost  us 

Among  the  heathen  make ; 
The  people  in  contempt  and  spite 
At  us  their  heads  do  shake. 

12  Before  me  my  confusion  great 

Abides  continually; 
And  of  my  bashful  countenance 
The  shame  doth  cover  me ; 


PSALM  XLIY.  177 

J  3   Fur  voice  of  him  that  doth  reproach 
And  utter  blasphemy; 
By  reason  of  th'  avenging  foe, 
And  cruel  enemy. 

14  All  this  is  come  on  us;  yet  we 

Have  not  forgotten  thee ; 
Nor  falsely  in  thy  covenant 
Behaved  ourselves  have  we. 

15  Back  from  thy  way  our  heart  turned  not; 

Our  steps  no  straying  made  ; 
Though  crushed  by  thee  in  dragons'  place, 
And  covered  with  death's  shade. 

16  If  we  God's  name  forgot,  or  stretched 

To  some  strange  god  our  hands ; 
Shall  God  not  search  this  out  ?     For  he 
Heart's  secrets  understands. 

17  Yea,  for  thy  sake  we're  killed  all  day; 

And  deemed  as  slaughter-sheep. 
Rise,  Lord,  cast  us  not  ever  off; 
Awake,  why  dost  thou  sleep  ? 

18  O  wherefore  dost  thou  hide  thy  face? 

Forget  our  cause  distressed, 
And  our  oppression  ?     For  our  soul 
Down  to  the  dust  is  pressed  : 

19  Our  bodies  also  on  the  earth, 

Fast  cleaving,  hold  do  take. 
Rise  for  our  help,  and  us  redeem, 
Even  for  thy  mercy's  sake. 


178  PSALM  XLIV. 


■o 


I>SAL3f44.     lis 

GOD,  we  have  heard,  and  our  fathers 

have  taught 
The  works  which  of  old,  in  their  day,  thou 

hadst  wrought. 
The  nations  were  crushed,  and  expelled  by 

thy  hand, 
Cast   out  that  thy  people   might  dwell  in 

their  land. 

2  They  gained  not  the  land  by  the  edge  of  the 

sword, 

Their  own  arm  to  them  could  no  safety  af- 
ford ; 

But  byr  thy  right  hand,  and  the  light  of  thy 
face, 

The  strength  of  thy  arm,  and  because  of  thy 
grace. 

3  To   Jacob,  O   God,   thou   my  Saviour  and 

King, 

Command,  and  thy  word  shall  deliverance 
bring. 

AVe  through  thy  assistance  will  push  down 
our  foes ; 

In  thy  name  we'll  trample  on  all  that  op- 
pose. 

4  No  trust  will  I  place  in  my  bow  to  defend, 
Nor  yet  on  my  sword  for  my  safety  depend, 


PSALM  XLIV.  179 

In  God  who  has  saved  us,  and  put  them  to- 

shame, 
AVe   boast    all   the   day,  ever  praising  hi* 

name. 

5  But  now  we're  cast  off,  and  with  shame  arc 

brought  low ; 
No  more  to  the  field  with  our  troops  dost 

thou  go. 
From  foes  thou  hast  made  us  turn  back  with 

dismay, 
And  those  who  have  hated  us  seize  on  the1 

prey. 

6  Like  sheep  to  the  slaughter,  for  meat  we  are 

given, 
And  widely  dispersed    'midst  the  heathen 

are  driven. 
Thy  people  thou  sellest  for  naught,  and  in 

vain, 
Their  price  has  returned  thee  no  increase  of 

gain. 

7  Our  name  have  our  neighbours  reproached* 

in  their  pride, 
They  cease  not  around  us  to  scoff  and  deride. 
A  bye-word    and   proverb  'midst    heathen 

we're  made; 
Against  us  the  people  in  scorn  shake  their 

head. 


180  PSALM  XLIY. 

8  Before  n;a  I  constantly  see  my  disgrace, 
And   shame  and  confusion   have  covered 

my  face ; 
For  foes  in  revilings  and  slanders  delight, 
Their   hearts   full  of  hate  and  revengeful 

despite. 

9  Though  all  these  sore  evils  have  been  our 

sad  lot, 
Our   God   and  his  cov'nant  we  have  not 

forgot. 
Our  heart  turned  not  back,  our  feet  have 

not  strayed, 
Though  broken  'midst  dragons,  and  clothed 

with  death's  shade. 


10  If  we   have  forgotten  the  name   of  our 

God, 
Or    unto    some    idol    our    hands    spread 

abroad, 
Shall    not    the    Almighty,    who    sees   all 

within, 
And    knows  the  heart's  secrets,  discovei 

this  sin  ? 

11  Yea,  all  the  day  long  for  thy  sake  we're 

consumed ; 
Like  sheep  for  the  slaughter  to  death  we 
are  doomed. 


PSALM  XLV.  181 

Awake,    O   Jehovah,  and   sleep  thou  no 

more ; 
Arise  for  oar  help,  cast  not  off  evermore. 

12  O  why  hast  thou  hidden  the  light  of  thy 
face, 

Forgetting  how  enemies  grieve  and  op- 
press ? 

Our  soul's  crushed  to  earth,  and  we  cleave 
to  its  dust, 

Eise,  help,  and  redeem  us,  thy  mercy  we 
trust. 

PSALlf  45.     C    M. 

1  "TV  /|~Y  heart  brings  forth  a  goodly  thing ; 
_lVJL     My  words  that  I  indite 
Concern  the  King  ;  my  tongue's  a  pen 

Of  one  that  swift;  doth  write. 

2  Thou  fairer  art  than  sons  of  men, 

And  in  thy  lips  is  store 
Of  grace  infused  ;  God  therefore  thee 
Hath  blest  for  evermore. 

3  O  thou  that  art  the  mighty  One, 

Thy  sword  gird  on  thy  thigh ; 
Even  with  thy  glory  excellent, 
And  with  thy  majesty. 

4  For  meekness,  truth,  and  righteousness, 

In  state  ride  prosperously ; 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  thee  instruct 
In  things  that  fearful  be. 
16 


1*2  PSALM  XLV. 

5  Thy  arrows  sharp  do  pierce  the  hearts 

Of  those  who  hate  the  King ; 
And  under  thy  subjection  they 
The  people  down  do  bring. 

6  Forever  and  forever  is, 

O  God,  thy  throne  of  might; 
The  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  is 
A  sceptre  that  is  right. 

7  Thou  lovest  right,  and  hatest  ill ; 

For  God,  thy  God  Most  High, 
Above  thy  fellows  hath  with  oil 
Of  joy  anointed  thee. 

8  Of  aloes,  myrrh,  and  cassia, 

A  smell  thy  garments  had, 
From  palaces  of  ivory, 

Whereby  they  made  thee  glad. 

9  Among  thy  women  dear  to  thee, 

Kings'  daughters  were  at  hand  : 
Upon  thy  right  hand  did   the  queen 
In  gold  of  Ophir  stand. 

10  O  daughter,  hearken  and  regard, 

And  do  thy  ear  incline  ; 
Do  thou  forget  thy  father's  house, 
And  people  that  are  thine. 

11  And  then  the  King  thy  beauty  shall 

Desire  most  fervently ; 
Because  he  is  thy  Lord,  do  thou 
Him  worship  reverently. 


PSALM  XLV.  183 

12  The  daughter  there  of  Tyre  shall  be 

With  gifts  and  offerings  great ; 
The  rich  among  the  people  then 
Thy  favor  shall  entreat. 

13  Behold,  the  daughter  of  the  King 

All  glorious  is  within  ; 
And  with  embroideries  of  gold 
Her  garments  wrought  have  been. 

14  She  shall  be  brought  before  the  King 

In  robes  with  needle  wrought; 
Her  fellow-virgins  following 
Shall  unto  thee  be  brought. 

15  With  gladness  and  rejoicings  great 

Thou  all  of  them  wilt  bring  ; 
And  they  together  enter  shall 
The  palace  of  the  King. 

16  Instead  of  those  thy  fathers  dear, 

Thy  children  thou  shalt  take, 
And  in  all  places  of  the  earth 
Them  noble  princes  make. 

17  Thy  name  remembered  I  will  make 

Through  ages  all  to  be ; 
The  people  therefore  evermore 
Shall  praises  give  to  thee. 

PSALM  45.     S    M. 

1   IV  /T~Y  heart  is  bringing  forth 
-LVjL     Good  matter  in  a  song ; 
I  speak  the  things  that  I  have  made 
Which  to  the  King  belong. 


184  PSALM  XLV. 

2  My  tongue  shall  be  as  quick, 

His  honor  to  indite, 
As  is  the  pen  of  any  scribe 
That  useth  fast  to  write. 

3  More  fair  than  sons  of  men  ; 

Grace  in  thy  lips  doth  flow: 
And  therefore  blessings  evermore 
On  thee  doth  God  bestow. 

4  Thy  sword  gird  on  thy  thigh, 

Thou  that  art  great  in  might : 
Appear  in  dreadful  majesty. 
And  in  thy  glory  bright. 

5  For  meekness,  truth,  and  right, 

Ride  prosperously  in  state ; 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  teach  to  thee 
Things  terrible  and  great. 
<6  Thy  shafts  shall  pierce  the  hearts 
Of  those  that  hate  the  King  ; 
And  under  thy  dominion  thou 
The  people  down  shalt  bring. 

7  Thy  royal  seat,  O  Lord, 

Forever  shall  remain ; 
The  sceptre  of  thy  kingdom  doth 
All  righteousness  maintain. 

8  Thou  lovest  right,  but  ill 

Dost  hate,  for  on  thy  head 
Above  thy  fellows  God,  thy  God, 
The  oil  of  joy  hath  shed. 


PSALM  XLV.  185 

9  Of  myrrh,  and  spices  sweet 
A  smell  thy  garments  had, 
From  palaces  of  ivory, 

Whereby  they  made  thee  glad. 

10  And  in  thy  glorious  train 

Kings'  daughters  waiting  stand  ; 
And  thy  fair  queen  in  Ophir  gold 
Doth  stand  at  thy  right  hand. 

HO  daughter,  take  good  heed, 
Incline,  and  give  good  ear; 
Thou  must  forget  thy  kindred  all, 
And  father's  house  most  dear. 

12  Thy  beauty  to  the  King 

Shall  then  delightful  be  : 
And  do  thou  humbly  worship  him, 
Because  thy  Lord  is  he. 

13  The  daughter  then  of  Tyre 

There  with  a  gift  shall  be, 
And  all  the  wealthy  of  the  land 
Shall  make  their  suit  to  thee. 

14  The  daughter  of  the  King 

All  glorious  is  within; 
And  with  embroideries  of  gold 
Her  garments  wrought  have  been. 

15  She  cometh  to  the  King 

In  robes  with  needle  wrought; 
The  virgins  that  do  follow  her 
Shall  unto  thee  be  brought. 


186  PSALM  XLVI. 

1 6  With  gladness  and  with  joy 

Thou  all  of  them  shalt  bring, 
And  they  together  enter  shall 
The  palace  of  the  King. 

17  And  in  thy  fathers'  stead, 

Thy  children  thou  shalt  take, 
And  in  all  places  of  the  earth 
Them  noble  princes  make. 

18  I  will  show  forth  thy  name 

To  generations  all : 
The  people  therefore  evermore 
To  thee  give  praises  shall. 

PSALM  46.     C    M. 

1  /~^  OD  is  our  refuge  and  our  strength, 
VX     In  straits  a  present  aid  ; 

And  therefore  though  the  earth  remove, 
We  will  not  be  afraid ; 

2  Though  hills  amidst  the  seas  be  cast ; 

Though  waters  roaring  make, 
And  troubled  be ;  yea,  though  the  hills 
By  swelling  seas  do  shake. 

3  A  river  is  whose  streams  make  glad 

The  city  of  our  God  ; 
The  holy  place  wherein  the  Lord 
Most  High  hath  his  abode. 


PSALM  XLVI.  187 

4  God  in  the  midst  of  her  doth  dwell, 

And  nothing  shall  her  move ; 
God  also  very  early  will 
To  her  a  helper  prove. 

5  The  heathen  raged  in  tumult  great, 

And  moved  the  kingdoms  were ; 
The  Lord  Most  High  sent  forth  his  voice, 
The  earth  did  melt  for  fear. 

6  Our  God,  who  is  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

Is  ever  on  our  side  ; 
The  God  of  Jacob  evermore 
Our  refuge  will  abide. 

7  O  come,  behold  what  wondrous  works 

Have  by  the  Lord  been  wrought ; 
Come,  see  what  desolations  he 
Upon  the  earth  hath  brought. 

8  And  to  the  ends  of  all  the  earth 

Wars  into  peace  he  turns : 
The  bow  he  breaks,  the  spear  he  cuts, 
In  fire  the  chariot  burns. 

9  Be  still,  and  know  that  I  am  God ; 

Among  the  heathen  I 

Will  be  exalted  ;  I  on  earth 

Will  be  exalted  high . 

10  Our  God,  who  is  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
Is  ever  on  our  side ; 
The  God  of  Jacob  evermore 
Our  refuge  will  abide. 


188  PSALM  XLVI. 

PSALM  46.     L    M 

1  /~1  OD  will  our  strength  and  refuge  prove, 
VJX     In  all  distress  a  present  aid  ; 

And   though  the  trembling  earth  remove, 
We  will  not  fear  or  be  dismayed. 

2  Though  hills  be  cast  amid  the  sea, 

And  angry  billows  'round  them  break, 
Though  waters  roar  and  troubled  be, 

And    mountains,    with    their    swelling, 
shake. 

3  A  river  flows,  whose  living  streams 

Make  glad  the  city  of  our  God, 
The  tents  where  heavenly  glory  beams, 
Where  God  Most  High  hath  his  abode. 

4  God  has  in  her  his  dwelling  made, 

And  she  shall  never  more  be  moved  ; 
Her  God  shall  early  give  her  aid, 
As  he  her  help  hath  ever  proved. 

5  The  kingdoms  moved,  the  heathen  raged, 

He  spake,  earth  melted  at  his  word  ; 
The  Lord  of  hosts  for  us  engaged, 
Our  refuge  high  is  Jacob's  Lord. 

6  Come,  see  the  works  of  God  displayed, 

The  wonders  of  his  mighty  hand  ; 
What  desolations  he  hath  made, 

What  ruin  spread  through  all  the  land. 


PSALM   XLVL  189 

From  earth  the  scourge  of  war  he  takes, 
The  deadly  strife  to  peace  he  turns, 

The  spear  he  cuts,  the  bow  he  breaks, 
And  in  the  fire  the  chariot  burns. 


8  Be  still  j  know  I  am  God  Most  High, 
O'er  earth,  o'er  heathen  I  will  reign. 
The  Lord  of  hosts  to  us  is  nigh, 

Our  shield  shall  Jacob's  God  remain. 


'G' 


PSALM  46.    8,  8,  8,  8,  6,  6,  6,  6,  8. 

OD  is  our  strength  and  refuge  high  ; 
A  sure  and  present  help  is  he, 
When  dark  and  troublous  days  are  nigh  ; 
Hence  free  from  fear  our  hearts  shall  be. 
Though  earthquakes  move  the  world, 
And  hills  'midst  seas  be  hurled, 
Though  waters  of  the  deep 
In  turmoil  roar  and  leap, 
And  swelling  shake  the  mountains  steep. 

A  river  flows,  whose  waters  clear 

The  city  of  our  God  make  glad, 
The  holy  tabernacles,  where 

The  Highest  One  his  dwelling  made. 
In  midst  of  her  hath  God 
Established  his  abode ; 
No  trouble  can  her  move, 
For  God  her  help  will  prove, 
When  morning  light  dawns  from  above. 


190  PSALM  XL VII. 

3  The  nations  rage,  the  kingdoms  shake, 

His  voice  goes  forth,  earth  melts  away. 
The  Lord  of  Hosts  our  part  doth  take, 

And  Jacob's  God  is  shield  and  stay. 
Come,  then,  let  all  draw  near, 
And  view  with  holy  fear 
The  wrorks  surpassing  thought 
Jehovah's  arm  hath  wrought, 

What  ruins  he  on  earth  hath  brought. 

4  To  earth's  remotest  bounds  he  turns 

Wars  into  peace :  He  breaks  the  bow ; 
He  cuts  the  spear,  the  chariot  burns. 
That  I  am  God,  be  still  and  know ; 

Among  the  heathen  I 

Will  be  exalted  high  ; 

On  earth  supreme.     The  Lord 

Of  hosts  doth  aid  afford, 
And  Jacob's  God  is  shield  and  sword. 

PSALM  47.     C.  M. 

1  A    LL  people  clap  your  hands  for  joy ; 
Jr\-     To  God  in  triumph  shout: 

For  dreadful  is  the  Lord  Most  High, 
Great  King  the  earth  throughout. 

2  The  heathen  people  under  us 

He  surely  shall  subdue; 
The  nations  he  shall  also  make 
Beneath  our  feet  to  bow. 


PSALM  XLVII.  191 

3  And  he  for  us  a  heritage 

Will  carefully  select, 
And  give  to  us :  the  excellence 
Of  Jacob  his  elect. 

4  God  is  with  shouts  gone  up,  the  Lord 

With  trumpets  sounding  high. 
Sing  praise  to  God,  sing  praise,  sing  praise^ 
Praise  to  our  King  sing  ye. 

5  For  God  is  King  of  all  the  earth  ; 

With  knowledge  praise  express. 
God  rules  the  nations ;  God  sits  on 
His  throne  of  holiness. 

6  The  people's  princes  gathered  are, 

With  Abr'am's  people  met. 
Because  earth's  shields  to  God  belong; 
In  glory  he  is  great. 

PSALM  47.     S.  M. 

\       \    LL  nations  clap  your  hands, 
J_JL     Let  shouts  of  triumph  ring, 
For  dreadful  over  all  the  lands 
The  Lord  Most  High  is  King. 

2  He'll  quell  the  people's  rage, 

And  nations  will  destroy; 
For  us  will  choose  our  heritage, 
His  chosen  Jacob's  joy. 

3  With  shouts  ascends  our  King, 

With  trumpets'  stirring  call ; 
Praise,  praise  ye  God,  his  praises  sing, 
For  God  is  Lord  of  all. 


192  PSALM    XLVIII. 

4  O  sing  in  joyful  strains, 

In  songs  his  truth  make  known; 
God  over  all  the  nations  reigns, 
High  on  his  holy  throne. 

5  The  heirs  of  gentile  thrones 

With  Abr'am's  children  meet. 
The  shields  of  earth  Jehovah  owns; 
Exalted  is  his  seat. 

JPSAL3I  48.     C  M. 

1  rpHE  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  he 

JL      Should  be  exalted  still, 
Within  the  city  of  our  God, 
Upon  his  holy  hill. 

2  Mount  Zion  stands  most  beautiful, 

The  joy  of  all  the  land  ; 
The  city  of  the  mighty  King 
On  her  north  side  doth  stand. 

3  The  Lord  within  her  palaces 

Is  for  a  refuge  known. 
For,  lo,  the  kings  that  gathered  were 
Together,  by  have  gone. 

4  When  they  beheld  it,  all  amazed, 

They  fled  in  great  dismay ; 
And,  being  troubled  at  the  sight, 
They  thence  did  haste  away. 

5  There  seized  with  fear,  they  were  as  one 

Whom  travail-pains  o'ertake. 

Thou  with  a  mighty  eastern  wind 

Dost  ships  of  Tarshish  break. 


PSALM  XLVIII.  193 

6  In  our  God's  city  we  have  seen 

What  we  had  heard  before, 
The  city  by  the  Lord  of  hosts 
Established  evermore. 

7  We  of  thy  loving-kindness  thought, 

Lord,  in  thy  holy  place. 
O  God,  according  to  thy  name 

Through  all  the  earth's  thy  praise. 

8  Thy  right  hand's  full  of  righteousness : 

Make  Judah's  daughters  glad. 
Let  Zion  Mount  rejoice  because 
Thy  judgments  are  displayed. 

9  Encompass  Zion,  and  go  round, 

Her  lofty  towers  tell ; 
Consider  ye  her  palaces, 

And  mark  her  bulwarks  well; 

10  That  ye  may  tell  posterity. 
For  this  God  doth  abide 
Our  God  forevermore ;  he  will 
Even  unto  death  us  guide. 

PSALM  48.     S.  M. 

1  rTIHE  Lord  our  God  is  great, 

JL      And  greatly  to  be  praised, 
Within  his  city  where  his  throne 
Is  on  Mount  Zion  raised. 

2  The  joy  of  all  the  earth, 

The  walls  of  Zion  rise 
Most  beautiful,  and  on  the  north 
The  great  King's  city  lies. 
17 


194  PSALM  XLVIII. 

3  God  in  her  palaces 

Is  known  a  refuge  high  ; 
For,  lo,  assembled  kings  drew  near 
But  quickly  hasted  by. 

4  They  saw,  they  were  amazed, 

And  seized  with  sudden  dread, 
With  anguish  like  sore  travail  pains, 
Ihey  turned  their  backs  and  fled/ 

6  fy  thee  the  Tarshish  ships 
On  stormy  seas  are  tossed, 
And  broken  by  an  Eastern  wind 
Are  with  their  treasures  lost. 

6  Such  things  our  eyes  have  seen, 

As  we  had  heard  before 

V°f  £°f S  Cit^  which  ^  will 
-Establish  evermore. 

7  Within  thy  temple,  Lord, 

In  that  most  holy  place, 
We  on  thy  loving-kindness  thought, 
And  wonders  of  thy  grace. 

8  According  to  thy  name 

Through  all  the  earth's  thy  praise  • 
And  every  work  of  thy  right  hand 
J-ny  righteousness  displays. 

9  Let  Zion  now  rejoice, 

And  Judah's  daughters  sino-  ■ 

Let  them  with  joyfulness  proclaim 

I  he  judgments  of  their  King. 


PSALM  XLVIII.  195 

10  About  Mount  Ziou  walk, 

Survey  her  walls  with  care, 

And  look  upon  her  lofty  towers ; 

See  what  their  numbers  are. 

1 1  Observe  her  palaces, 

And  mark  her  ramparts  well, 
That  so  what  you  have  seen  you  may 
To  future  ages  tell. 

12  Because  this  God,  our  God, 

Forever  will  abide ; 
And  till  life's  journey  close  in  death 
Will  be  our  faithful  guide. 


PSALM  48.     H.  M.  (verses  9-14.) 

1  TTTTTHIN  thy  temple,  Lord, 

V V        We  on  thy  mercies  dwell ; 
As  is  thy  name  adored. 

So  let  thy  praise  excel : 
Thy  praises  sound  through  every  land, 
And  right  thy  sceptre  shall  command. 

2  Let  Zion  Mount  rejoice, 

Let  Judah's  daughters  praise 
The  Lord  with  cheerful  voice, 

For  judgment  he  displays  ; 
Go  round  the  walls  on  Zion's  Mount, 
Go  round  her  splendors  to  recount. 


196  PSALM  XLIX. 

3  The  towers  of  Zion  tell, 


Her  palaces  survey, 
Mark  all  her  bulwarks  well, 

And  to  your  children  say : 
This  God  forever  shall  abide, 
Ev'n  unto  death  our  God  and  guide. 

PSALM  49.     C  M 

1  "1    TEAR  this,  all  people,  and  give  ear, 
XI     All  in  the  world  that  dwell ; 
Both  low  and  high,  both  rich  and  poor : 

My  mouth  shall  wisdom  tell. 

2  My  heart  shall  knowledge  meditate  : 

I  will  incline  my  ear 
To  parables,  and  on  the  harp 
My  sayings  dark  declare. 

3  Amidst  those  days  that  evil  are, 

Why  should  I,  fearing,  doubt  ? 
When  enemies  supplanting  me 
Shall  compass  me  about. 

4  Whoe'er  they  be  whose  confidence 

Upon  their  wealth  is  placed, 
And  who  do  boast  themselves  because 
Their  riches  are  increased  : 

5  Yet  none  of  these  his  brother  can 

Redeem  by  any  way ; 
Nor  can  he  unto  God  for  him 
Sufficient  ransom  pay. 


PSALM  XLIX.  197 

6  (Their  soul's  redemption  precious  is, 

And  it  can  never  be,) 
That  still  he  should  forever  live, 
And  not  corruption  see. 

7  Because  he  sees  that  wise  men  die, 

The  fools,  the  brutish,  too, 
They  all  shall  perish,  and  their  wealth 
Must  then  to  others  go. 

8  Their  inward  thought  is,  that  their  house 

And  dwelling-places  shall 
Continue  evermore;  their  lands 
By  their  own  names  they  call. 

9  But  yet  in  honor  shall  not  man 

Abide  continually, 
But  passing  hence  may  therefore  be 
Compared  to  beasts  that  die. 

10  Thus  brutish  folly  plainly  is 

Their  wisdom  and  their  way ; 
Yet  their  posterity  approve 
What  they  do  fondly  say. 

11  Like  sheep  they  in  the  grave  are  laid, 

And  death  shall  them  devour ; 
And  in  the  morning  upright  men 
Shall  over  them  have  power. 

12  Their  beauty  from  their  dwelling  shall 

Consume  within  the  grave ; 
But  from  hell's  hand  God  will  me  free, 
For  he  shall  me  receive. 


198  PSALM  XLIX. 

13  Be  not  afraid  when  one  advanced 

In  riches  thou  dost  see  ; 
Nor  when  his  house  in  glory  is 
Increased  exceedingly. 

14  For  he  shall  carry  nothing  hence 

When  death  his  days  shall  end  • 
Nor  shall  his  glory  after  him 
Into  the  grave  descend. 

15  For  though  his  soul  he  fondly  bless 

While  he  on  earth  doth  live; 
(And  when  thou  to  thyself  dost  well, 
Men  will  thee  praises  give;) 

16  He  to  his  father's  race  shall  go, 

They  never  shall  see  light. 
Man  honored  wanting  knowledge  is 
Like  beasts  that  perish  quite. 

PSALM  49.     7s 

1  TTEAE,  this,  all  ye  people,  hear, 
-LA.     Earth's  inhabitants  give  ear, 
All  of  high  and  low  estate, 

Rich  and  poor  together  met. 

2  For  my  mouth  shall  wisdom  speak, 
Knowledge  in  my  heart  I'll  seek. 
Lend  to  parables  my  ear, 

On  the  harp  make  dark  things  clear. 

3  Why  should  I  to  fear  give  way 
When  I  see  the  evil  day : 
When  my  wicked  artful  foes- 
Vile  supplanters  round  me  close. 


PSALM  XXIX.  199 

4  They  that  trust  in  treasured  gold, 
They  that  boast  of  wealth  untold, 
None  can  bid  his  brother  live, 
None  to  God  a  ransom  give. 

5  Soul-redemption  precious  is, 
And  the  hope  must  ever  cease 
That  forever  live  shall  he, 
And'  corruption  never  see. 

6  For  he  sees  that  wise  men  die, 
Brutish  fools  in  death  must  lie; 
Then  their  riches'  hoarded  heap, 
Other  hands  in  turn  shall  keep. 

7  Secret  hopes  engage  their  heart, 
That  their  house  shall  ne'er  depart; 
That  their  lordly  dwelling-place 
Shall  remain  from  race  to  race. 

8  To  their  lands  they  give  their  name^ 
In  the  hope  of  lasting  fame  ; 

But  man's  pomp  shall  not  abide; 
He  shall  die  as  beasts  have  died. 

9  Folly  thus  marks  out  their  way, 
Yet  their  seed  laud  what  they  say  : 
In  the  grave  like  sheep  they're  laid, 
Death  shall  there  upon  them  feed. 

10  O'er  them  soon  shall  rule  the  just, 
And  their  strength  shall  turn  to  dust; 
But  my  soul  shall  God  redeem 
From  the  grave  to  dwell  with  him. 


*>°  PSALM  L. 

11  Fear  not  when  one's  wealth  is  great, 

-Death  shall  all  his  glory  end 
Naught  shall  after  him  descend. 

12  Though  in  life  his  soul  he  blessed 
As  of  all  he  wished,  possessed 
(And  the  world  thy  praise  will  tel], 
When  to  self  thou  hast  done  well); 

13  With  his  fathers  he  shall  lie, 

\Vhere  no  light  shall  meet  his  eye. 
Man  in  honor  when  not  wise, 
Like  the  beast  both  lives  and  dies. 
PSAL3I  50.     c.  M 

1  rpHE  mighty  God  Jehovah  spoke, 
-L      And  called  the  earth  upon, 

Lven  from  the  rising  of  the  sun 
lo  where  he  goeth  down. 

2  Where  beauty  in  perfection  shines, 

And  crowns  the  hill  of  God 
Ev  n  Zion  hill,  from  thence  the  Lord 
In  glory  shone  abroad. 

3  Our  God  shall  come,  nor  silence  keep, 

Jehovah  shall  speak  out- 
Before  him  fire  shall  waste,  great  storms 
onall  compass  him  about. 

4  He  to  the  heavens  from  above, 

And  to  the  earth  below 
Shall  call  that  he  his  judgment  may 
-Before  his  people  show. 


PSALM  L.  201 

5  Now  unto  me  let  all  my  saints 

Together  gathered  be, 
Those  that  by  sacrifice  have  made 
A  covenant  with  me. 

6  And  then  the  heavens  shall  declare 

His  righteousness  abroad ; 
Because  the  Lord  himself  doth  come 
None  else  is  judge  but  God. 

7  Hear,  O  my  people,  and  I'll  speak ; 

O  Israel  by  name, 
Against  thee  I  will  testify ; 
For  God,  thy  God,  I  am. 

8  Because  of  sacrifices,  I 

Reprove  thee  never  will, 
Nor  for  burnt-ofF rings  which  have  been 
Before  me  oifered  still. 

9  I'll  take  no  bullock  nor  he-goats 

From  house  nor  folds  of  thine, 
For  beasts  of  forests,  cattle  all 
On  thousand  hills,  are  mine. 

10  The  fowls  are  all  to  me  well  known 

That  mountains  high  do  yield ; 
I  also  claim  as  all  my  own 
The  wild  beasts  of  the  field. 

11  If  I  were  hungry,  I  would  not 

To  thee  for  need  complain  ; 
For  earth,  and  all  its  fulness,  doth 
To  me  of  right  pertain. 


202  PSALM  L. 

12  That  I  to  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls 

Take  pleasure  dost  thou  think  ? 
Or  that,  to  quench  my  thirst,  I  need 
The  blood  of  goats  to  drink? 

13  Nay,  rather  unto  me  thy  God, 

Thanksgiving  offer  thou  ; 
To  him  who  is  the  Lord  Most  High, 
Pay  faithfully  thy  vow. 

14  And  wThen  the  day  of  trouble  comes, 

Thou  unto  me  shalt  cry ; 
I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou 
My  name  shalt  glorify. 

15  But  to  the  wicked  man  God  saith, 

Why  shouldst  thou  mention  make 
Of  my  commands  ?  Why  dost  thou  in 
Thy  mouth  my  cov'nant  take  ? 

16  Since  thou  instruction  in  thy  way 
.    Perversely  hated  hast, 

And  since  my  words  behind  thy  back 
Thou  with  contempt  dost  cast. 

17  When  thou  didst  see  a  thief,  with  him 

Thou  didst  consent  in  sin, 
And  with  the  vile  adulterers, 
Partaker  thou  hast  been. 

18  Thy  mouth  to  evil  thou  dost  give, 

Thy  tongue  deceit  doth  frame- 
Thou  sitst  thy  brother  to  revile, 
Thy  mother's  son  to  shame. 


PSALM  L.  203 

19  These  things  thou  wickedly  hast  done, 

And  I  have  silent  been ; 
Thou  thoughtst  that  I  was  like  thyself, 
And  did  approve  thy  sin. 

20  But  I  will  sharply  thee  reprove 

For  this  thy  evil  way, 
And  all  thy  wicked  deeds  I  will 
Before  thy  face  array. 

21  Consider  this,  and  be  afraid, 

Ye  that  forget  the  Lord, 
Lest  I  in  pieces  tear  you  all, 
When  none  can  help  afford. 

22  He  glorifies  my  name  who  brings 

The  sacrifice  of  praise ; 
I'll  God's  salvation  show  to  him 
Who  orders  right  his  ways. 

PSALM  50.     S  M 

1  rpHE  mighty  God,  the  Lord, 

JL      Hath  spoken  unto  all; 
From  rising  to  the  setting  sun, 
He  unto  earth  doth  call. 

2  From  Zion,  his  own  hill, 

Where  perfect  beauty  dwells, 
Jehovah  hath  his  glory  shown 
In  brightness  that  excels. 

3  Our  God  shall  surely  come, 

Keep  silence  shall  not  he  : 
Before  him  fire  shall  waste,  great  storms 
Shall  round  about  him  be. 


204  PSALM    L. 

4  Then  to  the  heavens  high 

He  from  above  shall  call, 
And  likewise  to  the  earth  that  he 
May  judge  his  people  all. 

5  Together  let  my  saints 

Be  gathered  unto  me, 
Those  that  by  sacrifice  have  made 
A  covenant  with  me. 

6  The  heavens  then  shall  show 

His  righteousness  abroad ; 
Because  the  Lord  himself  is  judge; 
Yea,  none  is  judge  but  God. 

7  O  ye  my  people,  hear, 

I'll  speak  and  testify 
Against  thee,  O  thou  Israel, 
For  God,  thy  God  am  I. 

8  For  sacrifices  I 

No  blame  will  on  thee  lay, . 
Nor  for  burnt-off'rings  which  to  me 
Are  offered  every  day. 

9  I'll  take  no  calf  nor  goats 

From  house  or  fold  of  thine ; 
For  beasts  of  forests,  cattle  all 
On  thousand  hills,  are  mine. 

10  The  fowls  on  mountains  high 
Are  all  to  me  well  known ; 
Wild  beasts  which  in  the  fields  do  lie, 
Even  they  are  all  my  own. 


PSALM    L.  205 

11  Then,  if  I  hungry  were, 

I  would  not  tell  it  thee ; 
Because  the  world  with  fulness  stored 
Belongs  alone  to  me. 

12  Will  I  eat  flesh  of  bulls? 

Or  goats'  blood  drink  will  I  ? 

Thanksgiving  offer  thou,  and  pay 

Thy  vows  to  God  Most  High. 

13  And  call  upon  me  when 

In  trouble  thou  shalt  be ; 
I  will  deliver  thee,  and  thou 
My  name  shalt  glorify. 

14  But  to  the  wicked  man 

God  saith,  My  laws  and  truth 
Shouldst  thou  declare?  Why  dost  thou  take 
My  covenant  in  thy  mouth  ? 

15  Since  good  instruction  thou 

Perversely  hated  hast ; 
And  since  my  words  behind  thy  back 
Thou  with  contempt  dost  cast. 

16  Thou  gavest  thy  consent 

When  thou  a  thief  hast  seen  ; 
And  with  the  vile  adulterers 
Partaker  thou  hast  been. 

17  Thy  mouth  to  ill  is  given; 

Thy  tongue  deceit  doth  frame; 
Thou  sitst  thy  brother  to  revile, 
Thy  mother's  son  to  shame. 
18 


206  PSALM    LI. 

18  Because  I  silence  kept, 

While  thou  these  things  hast  wrought ; 
That  I  was  wholly  like  thyself 
Has  been  thy  impious  thought. 

19  Yet  I  will  thee  reprove 

For  this  thy  evil  way, 
And  all  thy  wicked  deeds  I  will 
Before  thy  face  array. 

20  Now  ye  that  God  forget, 

Consider  this  with  care, 
Lest  I,  when  there  is  none  to  save, 
Do  you  in  pieces  tear. 

21  He  honors  me  who  brings 

The  sacrifice  of  praise, 
I'll  God's  salvation  show  to  him 
Who  orders  right  his  ways. 

PSALM  51.     C  M. 

1  "T"N  thy  great  loving-kindness,  Lord, 
JL     Be  merciful  to  me ; 

In  thy  compassions  great  blot  out 
All  my  iniquity. 

2  O  wash  me  thoroughly  from  sin ; 

From  all  my  guilt  me  cleanse : 
For  my  transgressions  I  confess ; 
I  ever  see  my  sins. 

3  'Gainst  thee,  thee  only  have  I  sinned, 

Done  evil  in  thy  sight, 
That  when  thou  speak'st  thou  mayst  be 
And  in  thy  judging  right.  [jus^ 


PSALM    LI.  207 

4  Behold,  I  in  iniquity 

My  being  first  received ; 
And  with  a  nature  all  corrupt 
My  mother  me  conceived. 

5  Behold,  thou  in  the  inward  parts 

With  truth  delighted  art ; 
And  wisdom  thou  shalt  make  me  know 
Within  the  hidden  part. 

6  Do  thou  with  hyssop  sprinkle  me, 

And  clean  I  then  shall  be ; 
I  shall  be  whiter  than  the  snow 
When  I  am  washed  by  thee. 

7  Of  gladness  and  of  joyfulness 

Make  me  to  hear  the  voice, 
That  so  these  very  bones  which  thou 
Hast  broken  may  rejoice. 

8  All  my  iniquities  blot  out, 

My  sin  hide  from  thy  view. 
Create  a  clean  heart,  Lord,  in  me 
A  spirit  right  renew. 

9  And  from  thy  gracious  presence.,  Lordp 

O  cast  me  not  away ; 
Thy  Holy  Spirit  utterly 
Take  not  from  me,  I  pray. 

10  The  joy  which  thy  salvation  brings 
Again  to  me  restore ; 
With  thy  free  Spirit,  O  do  thou 
Uphold  me  evermore. 


208  PSALM    LI. 

11  Then  in  thy  ways  will  I  instruct 

Those  that  transgressors  be, 
And  those  that  sinners  are  shall  then 
Return  again  to  thee. 

12  O  God,  of  ray  salvation  God, 

Free  me  from  guilt  of  blood  ; 
Then  of  thy  righteousness,  O  Lord, 
My  tongue  shall  sing  aloud. 

13  Lord,  open  thou  my  lips  again, 

Long  closed  by  sin  and  shame ; 
And  then  thy  praises  with  my  mouth. 
I'll  openly  proclaim. 

14  No  sacrifice  dost  thou  desire, 

Else  would  I  give  it  thee ; 
Nor  wilt  thou  with  burnt-offering 
At  all  delighted  be. 

15  A  broken  spirit  is  to  God 

A  pleasing  sacrifice ; 
A  broken  and  a  contrite  heart, 
Lord,  thou  wilt  not  despise. 

16  Show  kindness,  and  do  good,  O  Lord, 

To  Zion,  thy  own  hill ; 
The  walls  of  thy  Jerusalem 
Build  up  of  thy  good  will. 

17  Then  righteous  off 'rings  shall  thee  please, 

And  off'rings  burnt  which  they, 
With    whole    burnt-off'rings,    and    with 
Shall  on  thy  altar  lay.  [calves, 


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PSALM    LI.  209 

PSALM  51.     7s 

ORD,  to  me  compassion  show, 
As  thy  tender  mercies  flow ; 
In  Nthy  vast  and  boundless  grace, 
.  My  transgressions  all  erase  ; 
Wash  me  wholly  from  my  sins, 
Cleanse  me  from  my  guilty  stains. 

2  For  my  great  transgression  lies 
Ever  present  to  my  eyes  ; 

I  have  sinned  'gainst  thee  alone, 
In  thy  sight  this  evil  done ; 
That  thy  judgment  may  be  clear, 
And  thy  speaking  just  appear. 

3  Lo,  conceived  was  I  in  sin, 
Born  unholy  and  unclean  ; 
Yet  thou  dost  desire  to  find 
Truth  sincere  within  the  mind, 
And  thou  wilt  within  my  heart 
Wisdom  unto  me  impart. 

4  Wash  from  every  guilty  stain, 
Cleanse  with  hyssop,  make  me  clean  j 
Then  from  all  pollution  free, 
Whiter  than  the  snow  I'll  be. 

Let  me  hear  joy's  cheering  tones, 
Making  glad  these  broken  bones. 

5  From  my  sins  hide  thou  thy  face, 
Blot  them  out  in  thy  rich  grace ; 


2iO  PSALM   LI. 

Free  my  heart,  O  God,  from  sin, 
Spirit  right  renew  within. 
Cast  me  not  away  from  thee, 
Nor  thy  Spirit  take  from  me. 

6  Give  salvation's  joy  again, 
Let  thy  Spirit  me  sustain, 

Then  shall  sinners,  taught  by  me, 
Learn  thy  ways  and  turn  to  thee. 
Free  me  from  the  guilt  of  blood, 
God,  of  my  salvation  God. 

7  Freed  from  guilt,  my  tongue  shall  raise 
Songs  thy  righteousness  to  praise ;    . 
Open  thou  my  lips,  O  Lord, 

Then  my  mouth  shall  praise  accord ; 
Sacrifice  thou  wilt  not  take, 
Else  would  I  the  offering  make. 

8  Sacrifice,  or  burnt  offering, 
Can  to  thee  no  pleasure  bring ; 
But  a  spirit  crushed  for  sin, 
Contrite,  broken  heart  within, 
Thine  accepted  sacrifice, 
Thou,  O  God,  wilt  not  despise. 

9  Zion  favor  in  thy  grace, 

Yea,  Jerusalem's  ramparts  raise; 
Then  shall  sacrifices  right, 
Whole  burnt-ofTrings  thee  delight ; 
So  shall  men,  their  vows  to  pay, 
Victims  on  thine  altar  lay. 


PSALM   LIL  211 

I>SALM52.     C  M. 

1  TTTHY  dost  thou  boast,  O  mighty  man^ 

VV       Of  mischief  and  of  ill? 
The  goodness  of  Almighty  God 
Endureth  ever  still. 

2  Thy  tongue  doth  slanders  mischievous 

Devise  most  cunningly, 
Like  to  a  razor  sharp  to  cut, 
It  works  deceitfully. 

3  111  more  than  good,  and  more  than  truth 

Thou  lo vest  speaking  wrong : 
Thou  lovest  all-devouring  words, 
O  thou  deceitful  tongue. 

4  So  God  shall  thee  destroy  for  aye, 

Remove  thee,  pluck  thee  out 
Quite  from  thy  house,  and  from  the  land 
Of  life  he  shall  thee  root. 

5  The  righteous  shall  it  see,  and  fear, 

And  laugh  at  him  they  shall : 

Lo,  this  the  man  is  that  did  not 

Make  God  his  strength  at  all. 

6  But  he  in  his  abundant  wealth 

His  confidence  did  place  ; 
He  also  to  himself  took  strength 
From  his  own  wickedness. 

But  I  within  the  house  of  God 

Am  like  an  olive  green  ; 
My  confidence  forever  hath 

Upon  God's  mercy  been. 


212  PSALM   LIE 

S  And  I  forever  will  thee  praise, 
Because  thou  hast  done  this  ; 
I  on  thy  name  will  wait,  for  good 
Before  thy  saints  it  is. 

PSALM  52.     L    M. 

1  f~\  MIGHTY  man,  why  boast  in  sin  ? 
V_y     Forever  merciful  is  God. 

Thy  tongue  is  like  a  razor  keen, 

Devising  wrong,  and  working  fraud. 

2  Yea,  more  than  good  thou  lovest  wrong, 

Lies  more  than  truth  thy  lips  employ  ; 
O  thou  deceitful,  lying  tongue, 

Thou  lovest  words  that  life  destroy. 

3  So  God  shall  thee  destroy  for  aye, 

And  pluck  thee  from  thy  dwelling-place 
The  Lord  shall  thee  remove  away, 
And  from  the  earth  thy  name  erase. 

4  The  godly  see  his  ruined  state, 

And  fearing,  they  shall  laugh  and  say, 
Behold  the  man  of  boasting  great, 

Who  would  not  make  the  Lord  his  stay 

5  But  placed  his  confidence  in  gold, 

And  wealth  increased  to  ample  store ; 
In  wickedness  he  grew  more  hoi  1, 
In  sin  increased  yet  mon  an     more. 


PSALM    LIII.  213 

6  But  I  within  God's  holy  place 

Am  like  a  fruitful  olive  tree; 
My  trust  on  God's  abundant  grace 
Shall  ever  and  forever  be. 

7  Thy  praise  I  ever  will  proclaim, 

Because,  O  Lord,  thou  hast  done  this ; 
And  I  will  wait  upon  thy  name, 
For  good  before  thy  saints  it  is. 

PSALM  S3.     C    M 

1  rpHAT  there  is  not  a  God,  the  fool 

JL       Doth  in  his  heart  conclude ; 
They  are  corrupt,  their  works  are  vile  ; 
Not  one  of  them  doth  good. 

2  The  Lord  upon  the  sons  of  men 

From  heaven  looked  abroad, 
To  see  if  any  one  were  wise, 
And  seeking  after  God. 

3  They  altogether  filthy  are, 

They  all  are  backward  gone ; 
And  there  is  none  that  doeth  good, 
No,  not  so  much  as  one. 

4  These  workers  of  iniquity, 

Do  they  not  know  at  all, 
That  they  my  people  eat  as  bread  ? 
On  God  they  do  not  call. 

5  Ev'n  there  they  were  afraid,  and  stood 

With  trembling,  all  dismayed, 
Whereas  there  was  no  cause  at  all 
Why  they  should  be  afraid. 


214  PSALM  Lin. 

6  For  God  his  bones  that  thee  besieged 

Hath  scattered  all  abroad ; 
Thou  hast  confounded  them,  because 
They  are  despised  of  God. 

7  Let  Isr'el's  help  from  Zion  come ; 

When  back  the  Lord  shall  bring 
His  captives,  Jacob  shall  rejoice, 
And  Israel  shall  sing. 

PSALM  53.     S    M 

1  rpHAT  there  is  not  a  God, 

__L      Fools  in  their  heart  conclude ; 
Corrupt  they  are,  their  works  are  vile 
Not  one  of  them  doth  good. 

2  Upon  the  sons  of  men 

God  looked  from  heaven  abroad, 
To  see  if  any  understood, 
If  any  sought  for  God. 

3  Together  all  are  vile, 

They  all  aside  are  gone ; 
And  there  is  none  that  doeth  good, 
No,  not  so  much  as  one. 

4  These  men  of  wicked  works, 

Do  they  not  know  at  all  ? 
My  people  they  devour  like  bread, 
On  God  they  do  not  call. 

5  Great  terror  on  them  came, 

And  they  were  much  dismayed, 
Although  there  was  no  cause  why  the\ 
Should  be  at  all  afraid. 


PSALM  LIV.  215 

6  His  bones  who  thee  besieged 

God  hath  dispersed  abroad : 
Thou  hast  them  put  to  shame,  because 
They  were  despised  of  God. 

7  From  Zion,  Lord,  give  help, 

And  back  thy  captives  bring; 
Then  Jacob  shall  exult  with  joy, 
And  Israel  shall  sing. 

PSALM  54.     C    M. 

1  QAVE  me,  O  God,  by  thy  great  name* 
kJ     And  judge  me  by  thy  strength  : 
My  prayer  hear,  and  to  my  words,, 

O  God,  give  ear  at  length. 

2  For  they  that  strangers  are  to  me 

Do  up  against  me  rise  ; 
Oppressors  seek  my  soul,  and  God. 
Set  not  before  their  eyes. 

3  The  mighty  God  my  helper  is, 

Lo,  therefore  I  am  bold  : 
He  taketh  part  with  every  one 
That  doth  my  soul  uphold. 

4  To  all  my  watchful  foes  he  will 

Their  evil  deeds  repay  : 
O,  for  thy  truth's  sake  cut  them  ofi^ 
And  sweep  them  clean  away. 

5  A  free-will  off 'ring  I  to  thee 

In  sacrifice  will  bring : 
Lord,  of  thy  name,  for  it  is  good, 
The  praises  I  will  sing. 


216  PSALM  LIV. 

6  Because  he  hath  delivered  me 
From  all  adversities; 
And  his  desire  my  eye  hath  seen 
Upon  my  enemies. 

PSALM  54.     S    M 

1  Q  AVE  by  thy  name,  O  Lord, 
O     In  power  my  judge  appear ; 
My  earnest  prayer  do  thou  regard, 

And  to  my  voice  give  ear. 

2  For  foes  against  me  rise, 

Oppressors  seek  my  soul ; 
They  set  not  God  before  their  eyes, 
Nor  own  his  just  control. 

3  My  helper  is  the  Lord, 

With  those  who  me  defend  ; 
With  ill  he  shall  my  foes  reward, 
On  them  destruction  send. 

4  I'll  free-will  offerings  bring, 

And  sacrifice  with  joy. 
Thy  name  is  good  ;  its  praise  to  sing 
My  tongue  I  will  employ. 

5  Because  from  all  my  woes 

The  Lord  hath  set  me  free ; 
And  he  the  ruin  of  my  foes 
Hath  made  my  eyes  to  see. 


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PSALM  LV.  217 

PSALM  55.     C.  M. 

GOD,  my  prayer  hear,  nor  hide 
From  my  entreating  voice ; 
Attend  and  hear,  in  my  complaint 
I  mourn  and  make  a  noise  : 

2  For  voice  of  foes,  for  wicked  men 

In  their  oppression  great ; 
Who  on  me  cast  iniquity, 
And  who  in  wrath  me  hate. 

3  Sore  pained  within  me  is  my  heart, 

Death's  terrors  seize  my  soul ; 
Great  trembling,  fearfulness,  and  dread 
Like  waters  o'er  me  roll. 

4  O  that  I,  like  a  dove,  had  wings, 

Said  I,  then  would  I  flee 
Far  hence,  that  I  might  find  a  place 
Where  I  at  rest  might  be. 

5  Lo,  then  far  off  I  wander  would, 

And  in  the  desert  stay  ; 
From  stormy  wind  and  tempest  I 
Would  haste  to  flee  away. 

G  O  Lord,  on  them  destruction  bring, 
Do  thou  their  tongues  divide ; 
For  in  the  city  violence 
And  strife  I  have  espied. 

7  They  day  and  night  upon  the  walls 
Do  go  about  it  round  : 
Iniquity  and  sorrow  there 
In  midst  of  it  are  found, 
ly 


218  PSALM  LV. 

8  Abundant  wickedness  there  is 

Within  her  inward  part; 
And  from  her  streets  deceitfulness 
And  guile  do  not  depart. 

9  He  was  no  foe  that  me  reproached, 

For  that  endure  I  could  ; 
No  hater  boasting  over  me, 
For  hide  from  him  I  would. 

10  But  thou,  a  man,  my  equal,  guide, 

Who  my  acquaintance  wast : 
We  joined  sweet  counsels,  to  God's  house 
In  company  we  passed. 

11  Death  shall  them  seize,  and  to  the  grave 

Alive  they  shall  go  down  ; 
For  wickedness  is  in  their  homes, 
Among:  them  sins  abound. 

12  But  as  for  me,  I'll  call  on  God, 

Jehovah  shall  me  save. 
He'll  hear  me  when  I  cry  aloud 
At  morning,  noon,  and  eve. 

13  The  Lord  delivered  hath  my  soul, 

That  it  in  peace  might  be 
From  battle  that  against  me  was  ; 
For  many  were  with  me. 

14  The  Lord  shall  hear,  and  them  afflict; 

Of  old  lie  hath  abode  : 
Because  they  never  changes  have, 
They  therefore  fear  not  God. 


PSALM  LY.  219 

15  Against  the  men  at  peace  with  him 

He  hath  put  forth  his  hand  ; 
The  covenant  which  he  had  made, 
By  breaking  he  profaned. 

16  Than  butter  smoother  were  his  words, 

While  in  his  heart  was  war ; 
IT  is  speeches  softer  were  than  oil, 
And  yet  drawn  swords  they  are. 

17  Cast  thou  thy  burden  on  the  Lord, 

And  he  shall  thee  sustain ; 
Yea,  he  shall  cause  that  still  unmoved 
The  righteous  shall  remain. 

18  But  thou,  O  God,  in  righteousness, 

Those  men  shalt  overthrow, 
And  in  destruction's  dungeon  dark 
At  last  shalt  lay  them  low. 

19  Deceitful,  bloody  men  shall  die 

Ere  half  their  days  they  spend ; 
But  I  with  confidence  on  thee 
Will  evermore  depend. 

PSALM  55.     C.  M.     (Second.) 

1  TXTO  my  earnest  prayer  give  ear, 
U       Nor  hide  thee,  O  Most  High  ; 

Attend  my  sad  complaint,  and  hear 
My  mourning,  bitter  cry. 

2  Because  of  sinful  men  I  weep, 

And  persecuting  foes, 
Who  wickedness  upon  me  heap, 
And  me  in  wrath  oppose. 


220  PSALM  LV. 

3  Sore  pained  in  heart,  I  find  no  ease ; 

Death's  terrors  fill  my  soul ; 
Great  fear  and  trembling  on  me  seize, 
And  horrors  o'er  me  roll. 

4  O,  had  I  wings,  I  sigh  and  say, 

Like  some  swift  dove  to  roam  ; 
Then  would  I  hasten  far  away, 
And  find  a  peaceful  home. 

5  Lo,  wandering  far  my  rest  should  be 

In  some  lone  desert  waste ; 
I  from  the  windy  storm  would  flee, 
And  from  the  tempest  haste. 

6  Destroyed,  Jehovah,  let  them  be ; 

Divide,  confuse  their  tongue  ; 
For  in  the  city,  lo,  I  see 

Great  strife  and  grievous  wrong. 

7  All  day  and  night  they  go  around 

Upon  her  circling  walls, 
While  sin  and  sorrow  great  are  found 
Within  her  peopled  halls. 

8  Yea,  crimes  of  violence  and  fraud 

Within  the  city  meet ; 
Deceit  and  guile  there  stalk  abroad, 
Nor  leave  the  crowded  street. 

9  'Twas  not  a  foe  who  did  deride, 

For  that  I  could  endure ; 
No  hater  who  thus  rose  in  pride, 
Else  I  would  hide  secure. 


PSALM    LV.  221 

10  But  thou  it  was,  my  friend  and  guide, 

We  did  as  equals  meet ; 
We  walked  to  God's  house  side  by  side, 
And  blended  counsel  sweet. 

11  Death  shall  them  seize,  and  to  the  tumb 

Alive  they  shall  go  down  ; 
For  wickedness  is  in  their  home ; 
Among  them  sins  abound. 

12  But  as  for  me,  I'll  call  on  God; 

The  Lord  will  safety  give ; 

He'll  hear  me  when  I  cry  aloud 

At  morning,  noon,  and  eve. 

13  He  hath  restored  my  soul  to  peace, 

From  trouble  set  me  free, 
And  made  the  war  against  me  cease, 
For  many  were  with  me. 

14  The  everlasting  God  shall  hear, 

And  bring  upon  them  woe. 
They  of  Jehovah  have  no  fear, 
Since  they  no  changes  know. 

15  Against  the  men  that  were  his  friends 

And  such  as  peace  preferred, 

He  wickedly  put  forth  his  hands, 

And  broke  his  plighted  word. 

16  His  lips  more  smooth  than  butter  were, 

But  in  his  heart  was  war ; 
More  soft  than  oil  his  words  appear, 
But  like  drawn  swords  they  are. 


222  PSALM  LVL 

1 7  Upon  the  Lord  thy  burden  cast, 

And  he  shall  thee  sustain  ; 
For  he  will  make  the  just  stand  fast, 
Unmoved  shall  they  remain. 

18  But,  Lord,  thou  wilt  in  judgment  sit, 

And  bring  them  down  to  woe  ; 
And  in  the  deep  and  darksome  pit 
Of  ruin  lay  them  low. 

19  The  men  of  wicked,  bloody  ways, 

And  all  that  liars  be, 
Shall  not  live  out  one-half  their  days  ; 
But  I  will  trust  in  Thee. 

PSALM  56.     C  M 

1  T3E  merciful  to  me,  O  God, 

I    )     For  man  would  me  devour ; 
He  fights  against  me  every  day, 
Oppressing  by  his  power. 

2  My  watchful  foes  to  swallow  me 

Are  seeking  day  and  night ; 
For  they  are  many,  O  Most  High, 
That  do  against  me  fight. 

3  When  Fm  afraid  Fll  trust  in  thee: 

In  God  Fll  praise  his  word  ; 
I  will  not  fear  what  flesh  can  do, 
My  trust  is  in  the  Lord. 

4  Each    day  they    wrest  my    words;    their 

Are  all  conceived  in  hate.  [thoughts 

They  meet,  they  lurk,  they  mark  my  steps, 
While  for  my  soul  they  wait. 


PSALM  LVIL  223 

But  shall  they  by  iniquity 
Escape  thy  judgments  just? 

0  God,  in  indignation  down 
Do  thou  the  people  thrust. 

Thou  countest  all  my  wanderings, 

Not  one  dost  overlook: 
Within  thy  bottle  put  my  tears  ; 

Are  they  not  in  thy  book  ? 

My  foes  shall,  when  I  cry,  turn  back; 

I  know  God  is  for  me. 
In  God  his  word  I'll  praise ;  his  word 

Praised  in  the  Lord  shall  be. 

1  will  not  fear  what  man  can  do ; 
For  I  on  God  rely. 

Thy  vows  upon  me  are,  O  God  : 
To  thee  give  praise  will  I. 

From  death  thou  hast  me  saved  ;  my  feet 
Do  thou  from  falls  keep  free : 

So  in  the  light  of  those  who  live 
I'll  walk,  O  Lord,  with  thee. 

PSALM  57.     C.  M 

BE  merciful  to  me,  O  God  ; 
Be  merciful  to  me; 
Because  my  soul  in  humble  trust 
A  refuge  seeks  in  thee. 

Yea,  in  the  shadow  of  thy  wings 

My  confidence  is  placed, 
Until  these  sad  calamities 

Are  wholly  overpast. 


224  PSALM  LVII. 

3  My  prayer  shall  ascend  to  him 

Wlio  is  the  Lord  Most  High  ; 
To  God  performing  all  for  me 
I  lift  my  earnest  cry. 

4  From  heaven  he  shall  send,  and  me 

From  his  reproach  defend 
Who  would  devour  me  :  God  his  truth 
And  mercy  forth  shall  send. 

o  My  soul  among  fierce  lions  is, 
I  firebrands  live  among, 
Men's  sons,  whose  teeth  are  spears  and  darts, 
A  sharpened  sword  their  tongue. 

6  Be  thou  exalted  very  high 

Above  the  heavens,  O  God ; 
And  let  thy  glory  be  advanced 
O'er  all  the  earth  abroad. 

7  My  soul's  bowed  down  ;  for  they  a  net 

Have  laid,  my  steps  to  snare  : 
But  in  the  pit  which  they  have  made 
For  me,  they  fallen  are. 

8  My  heart,  O  God,  is  fixed,  is  fixed; 

To  thee  I'll  sing,  and  praise ; 
Awake  my  glory,  lute,  and  harp ; 
Myself  I'll  early  raise. 

9  I'll  praise  thee  with  the  people,  Lord, 

With  nations  sing  will  I : 
For  great  to  heaven  thy  mercy  is, 
Thy  truth  is  to  the  sky. 


PSALM  LYIII.  225 

10  Above  the  heavens  high,  O  God, 
Do  thou  exalted  be ; 
And  let  thy  glory  be  advanced 
Above  both  land  and  sea. 

PSALM  58.     C  M. 

1  r\  CONGREGATION,  is  it  so 
\_J     That  ye  speak  righteousness  ? 
O  ye  that  are  the  sons  of  men, 

Judge  ye  with  uprightness? 

2  Yea,  even  in  your  very  hearts 

Ye  wickedness  have  done  ; 
And  of  your  hands  the  violence 
Ye  weigh  the  earth  upon. 

3  The  wicked  even  from  their  birth 

Estranged  are  from  the  way  ; 
And  speaking  lies  as  soon  as  born, 
They  wander  far  astray. 

4  And  as  a  serpent's  poison  too 

Their  poison  doth  appear ; 
Yea,  they  are  like  the  adder  deaf, 
Which  closely  stops  her  ear ; 

5  That  so  she  may  not  hear  the  voice 

Of  one  that  charm  her  would, 
No,  not  though  he  most  cunning  were, 
And  charm  most  wisely  could. 

6  Their  teeth,  O  God,  within  their  mouth, 

Break  thou  in  pieces  small ; 
The  great  teeth  break  thou  out,  O  Lord, 
Of  these  young  lions  all. 


226  PSALM    LIX. 

7  Let  them  like  waters  melt  away, 

Which  downward  ever  flow ; 
His  arrows  all  in  pieces  cut 
When  he  shall  bend  his  bow. 

8  And  like  a  snail  that  melts  away, 

Let  each  of  them  be  gone  ; 
That  as  a  birth  untimely  they 
May  never  see  the  sun. 

9  He  shall  them  take  away  before 

Your  pots  the  thorns  can  heat, 
Both  living,  and  in  dreadful  wrath 
As  with  a  whirlwind  great. 

10  The  righteous,  when  he  vengeance  sees, 

Shall  be  most  joyful  then  ; 
The  righteous  one  shall  wash  his  feet 
In  blood  of  wicked  men. 

11  So  men  shall  say,  the  righteous  man 

Reward  shall  never  miss  : 
And  verily  upon  the  earth 
A  God  to  judge  there  is. 

JPSALM  59.     C.  M. 

1  IV  JTY  God,  deliver  me  from  those 
JlVJL     That  are  my  enemies ; 
And  do  thou  me  defend  from  those 

That  up  against  me  rise. 

2  Do  thou  deliver  me  from  them 

That  work  iniquity ; 
And  keep  me  safely  from  the  men 
Of  bloody  cruelty. 


PSALM   LIX.  227 

3  For,  lo,  they  for  my  soul  lay  wait : 

The  mighty  do  combine 
Against  me,  Lord,  not  for  my  fault, 
Nor  any  sin  of  mine. 

4  They  run,  and,  without  wrong  in  me, 

Themselves  they  ready  make : 
Awake  to  meet  me  with  thy  help, 
And  do  thou  notice  take. 

h  Thou  therefore,  Lord,  the  God  of  hosts, 
The  God  of  Israel, 
Awake  to  visit  heathen  all, 
"    Nor  spare  those  who  rebel. 

6  They  at  the  evening  time  return, 

They  make  a  howling  sound, 
Even  like  a  dog,  and  often  walk 
About  the  city  round. 

7  Behold,  they  belch  out  with  their  mouth, 

And  in  their  lips  are  swords ; 
For  thus  with  confidence  they  say, 
Who  now  doth  hear  our  words  ? 

8  But  thou,  O  Lord,  wilt  laugh  at  them ; 

And  all  the  heathen  mock. 
While  he's  in  power  I'll  wait  on  thee ; 
For  God  is  my  high  rock. 

9  The  God  of  all  my  mercies  will 

With  speed  give  help  to  me ; 
He  my  desire  upon  my  foes 
Will  cause  my  eyes  to  see. 


228  PSALM  LIX. 

10  O  Lord  our  shield,  destroy  them  not, 

My  people  would  forget ; 
But  scatter  thou,  and  humble  them 
Beneath  thy  power  great. 

1 1  For  their  mouth's  sin,  and  for  the  words 

Which  from  their  lips  do  fly, 
Let  them  be  taken  in  their  pride, 
Because  they  curse  and  lie. 

12  In  wrath  consume  them,  them  consume, 

That  so  they  may  not  be ; 
And  that  in  Jacob  God  doth  rule 
To  earth's  ends  let  them  see. 

13  Let  them  at  evening  time  return, 

And  make  a  howling  sound, 
Even  like  a  dog,  and  often  walk 
About  the  city  round. 

14  And  let  them  wander  up  and  down 

In  seeking  food  to  eat ; 
And  let  them  grudge,  when  they  shall  not 
Be  satisfied  with  meat. 

15  But  of  thy  power  Fll  sing;  at  morn 

Aloud  thy  mercy  praise ; 
For  thou  a  tower  and  refuge  wast 
To  me  in  troublous  days. 

16  O  God,  thou  art  my  strength,  and  1 

Will  praises  sing  to  thee  ; 
For  God  is  my  defence,  a  God 
Of  mercy  unto  me. 


■o 


PSALM    LX.  229 

PSALM  60.     C    M. 

LORD,  thou  hast  rejected  us, 
And  scattered  us  abroad  ; 
With  us  thou  hast  offended  been, 
Return  to  us,  O  God. 

2  The  earth  to  tremble  thou  hast  made, 

In  it  didst  breaches  make  ; 
Do  thou  thereof  the  breaches  heal, 
Because  the  land  doth  shake. 

3  To  thy  own  people  thou  hard  things 

Hast  shown,  and  on  them  sent ; 
4.nd  thou  hast  caused  us  drink  the  wine 
Of  sore  astonishment. 

4  And  yet  a  banner  thou  hast  given 

To  those  who  thee  do  fear, 
That  for  the  sake  of  truth  by  them 
Displayed  it  may  appear. 

5  That  thy  beloved  people,  Lord, 

May  all  delivered  be, 
Save  with  the  power  of  thy  right  hand, 
And  answer  give  to  me. 

6  God  in  his  holiness  did  speak, 

In  this  rejoice  I  will : 
I  Shechem  will  divide,  and  I 
Will  measure  Succoth's  vale. 

7  I  Gilead  claim  as  mine  by  right; 

Manasseh  mine  shall  be ; 
Of  my  head  Ephraim's  the  strength ; 
Judah  gives  laws  for  me. 

20 


230  PSALM  LX. 

8  In  Moab  I  will  wash  ;  ray  shoe 

I  will  to  Edom  throw  ; 
And  o'er  the  land  of  Palestine 
I  will  in  triumph  go. 

9  O  who  is  he  will  bring  me  to 

The  city  fortified? 
And  who  is  he  that  to  the  land 
Of  Edom  will  me  guide  ? 

10  O  God,  who  hadst  rejected  us, 

This  thing  wilt  thou  not  do  ?  • 
Even  thou,  O  God,  thou  who  didst  not 
Forth  with  our  armies  go  ? 

11  Help  us  from  trouble;  for  the  help 

Is  vain  which  man  supplies. 
Through  God  we'll  do  great  acts ;  he  will 
Tread  down  our  enemies. 


■o 


PSALM  60.     S    M. 

LORD,  thou  hast  cast  off, 
And  scattered  us  abroad  ; 
Thou  wast  displeased  with  us,  but  now 
Return  again,  O  God. 

2  The  earth  thou  mad'st  to  shake, 

In  it  didst  breaches  make  ; 
These  breaches  in  thy  mercy  heal, 
Because  the  land  doth  shake. 

3  Thou  didst  hard  things  to  us 

Thy  erring  people  show ; 
And  thou  hast  filled  for  us  a  cup 
Of  fearfulness  and  woe. 


PSALM  LX.  231 

4  A  banner  thou  hast  given 

To  them  thy  name  who  fear, 
That  it  displayed  because  of  truth, 
Before  them  might  appear. 

5  That  thy  beloved  land 

From  trouble  may  be  free, 
Deliver  thou  with  thy  right  hand ; 
And  hear  my  earnest  plea. 

6  In  holiness  God  spake, 

In  this  rejoice  I  will ; 
The  land  of  Shechem  I'll  divide, 
And  measure  Succoth's  vale. 

7  To  me  Manasseh's  land, 

And  Gilead  belong  j 
Judah  gives  laws  for  irie,  my  head 
Shall  Ephraim  make  strong. 

8  In  Moab  I  will  wash, 

My  shoe  o'er  Edom  throw ; 
Thou  Palestine  because  of  me 
Shalt  forth  in  triumph  go. 

9  Unto  the  city  strong 

O  who  will  be  my  guide  ? 
And  who  will  lead  me  to  the  land 
Where  Edom's  bands  reside  ? 

10  O  God,  wilt  thou  not  guide; 
Thou  who  didst  stand  afar, 
Refusing  with  our  host  to  go 
When  marching  forth  to  war? 


232  PSALM  LXI. 

11  From  trouble  give  us  help, 
For  vain  is  human  aid ; 
Through  God  we  shall  do  valiant  deeds ; 
He  on  our  foes  shall  tread. 

BSALM  61.     C.  M 

1  f~\  GOD,  give  ear  unto  my  cry, 
V_y      And  to  my  prayer  attend. 
From  th'  utmost  corner  of  the  land 

My  cry  to  thee  I'll  send. 

2  And  when  my  heart  is  overwhelmed, 

And  in  perplexity, 
Do  thou  me  lead  unto  the  Rock 
That  higher  is  than  I. 

3  For  thou  hast  for  my  refuge  been 

A  shelter  by  thy  power ; 
And  for  defence  against  my  foes 
Thou  hast  been  my  strong  tower. 

4  Within  thy  tabernacle  I 

Forever  will  abide ; 
And  under  covert  of  thy  wings 
With  confidence  will  hide. 

5  For  thou  the  vows  that  I  did  make, 

O  Lord,  my  God,  didst  hear ; 
The  heritage  hast  given  me 
Of  those  thy  name  that  fear. 

6  A  life  prolonged  for  many  days 

Thou  to  the  king  wilt  give  ; 
Like  many  generations  are 

The  vears  which  he  shall  live. 


PSALM   LXI.  233 

7  And  in  God's  presence  his  abode 

He  evermore  shall  have  ; 
Thy  mercy  and  thy  truth  prepare 
That  may  him  surely  save. 

8  And  so  will  I  for  evermore 

Sing  praises  to  thy  name ; 
That  having  made  my  vows,  I  may 
Each  day  perform  the  same. 

JPSALM  61.     C  P.  M. 

1  "   "  ORD,  hear   my  voice,  my  prayer  at- 

1  J          tend, 
From  earth's  remotest  bound  I  send 

My  supplicating  cry. 
When  troubles  great  o'erwhelm  my  breast. 
Then  lead  me  on  the  Rock  to  rest 

That  higher  is  than  I. 

2  In  thee  my  soul  hath  shelter  found, 
And  thou  hast  been  from  foes  around 

The  tower  of  my  defence  ; 
My  home  shall  thy  pavilion  be ; 
To  covert  of  thy  wings  I'll  flee, 

And  find  deliverance. 

3  For  thou,  O  Lord,  my  vows  hast  heard, 
On  me  their  heritage  conferred, 

That  fear  thy  holy  name. 
Long  life  thou  to  the  king  wilt  give, 
Through  generations  he  shall  live, 

From  age  to  age  the  same. 


234  PSALM  LXIL 

4  Before  the  Lord  shall  he  abide : 
O,  do  thou  truth  and  grace  provide 

To  guard  him  in  the  way. 
So  I  thy  praises  will  make  known, 
And  humbly  bending  at  thy  throne, 

My  vows  will  daily  pay. 

PSALM  62.     C.  M. 

1  IV  /[~Y  soul  with  expectation  doth 
_iYJL     Depend  on  God  indeed  ; 
My  strength  and  my  salvation  do 

From  him  alone  proceed. 

2  He  only  my  salvation  is, 

And  my  strong  rock  is  he ; 
He  only  is  my  sure  defence ; 
Much  moved  I  shall  not  be. 

3  How  long  will  ye  against  a  man 

Conspiring  seek  his  fall  ? 
Ye  all  shall  die,  ye  shall  be  like 
A  tottering  fence  or  wall. 

4  To  bring  his  glory  down  they  plot; 

In  lies  is  their  delight : 
And  whilst  they  bless  him  with  their  mouth, 
They  curse  with  inward  spite. 

5  Yet,  O  my  soul,  upon  the  Lord 

Still  patiently  attend ; 
My  expectation  and  my  hope 
On  him  alone  depend. 


PSALM  LXII.  235 

6  He  only  my  salvation  is, 

And  my  strong  rock  is  he ; 
He  only  is  my  sure  defence ; 
And  moved  I  shall  not  be. 

7  In  God  alone  my  glory  is, 

And  my  salvation  sure ; 
My  rock  of  strength  is  in  the  Lord, 
My  refuge  most  secure. 

8  On  him,  ye  people,  evermore 

With  confidence  rely ; 
Before  him  pour  ye  out  your  heart; 
God  is  our  refuge  high. 

9  Mean  men  are  surely  vanity, 

And  great  men  are  a  lie ; 
In  balance  altogether  they 
Are  less  than  vanity. 

10  Then  do  not  in  oppression  trust, 

In  robb'ry  be  not  vain ; 
And  when  your  riches  are  increased 
Set  not  your  hearts  on  gain. 

11  The  Lord  hath  spoken  once  to  me, 

Yea,  this  I  heard  again, 
That  power  to  Almighty  God 
Alone  doth  appertain. 

12  Yea,  mercy  also  unto  thee 

Belongs,  O  Lord,  alone ; 
For  thou  according  to  his  wTork 
Rewardest  every  one. 


230  PSALM    LXIIL 

PSALM  63.     C  M. 

1  "   "  ORD,  thee  ray  God,  I'll  early  seek ; 

I  J     My  soul  doth  thirst  for  thee ; 
My  flesh  longs  in  a  dry  parched  land, 
Wherein  no  waters  be; 

2  That  I  thy  power  may  behold, 

And  brightness  of  thy  face, 
As  I  have  seen  thee  heretofore 
Within  thy  holy  place. 

3  Since  better  is  thy  love  than  life, 

My  lips  thee  praise  shall  give. 
I  in  thy  name  will  lift  my  hands, 
And  bless  thee  while  I  live. 

4  As  when  with  fatness  well  supplied 

My  soul  enriched  shall  be; 
Then  shall  ray  mouth  with  joyful  lips 
Sing  praises  unto  thee  : 

5  When  I  do  thee  upon  my  bed 

Remember  with  delight, 

And  when  on  thee  I  meditate 

In  watches  of  the  night. 

6  In  shadow  of  thy  wings  I'll  joy ; 

For  thou  my  help  hast  been. 
To  thee  my  soul  clings  fast,  and  me 
Thy  right  hand  doth  sustain. 

7  To  lowest  depths  of  earth  shall  go 

They  who  my  soul  would  slay : 
They  all  shall  perish  by  the  sword, 
To  foxes  be  a  prey. 


PSALM  LXIII.  237 

8  Yet  shall  the  king  in  God  rejoice, 
And  each  one  glory  shall 
That  swears  by  him ;  but  stopped  shall  be 
The  mouth  of  liars  all. 

PSALM  63.     C    P.  M 

i   rpHOU   art    my   God,    O    God    Most 
JL  High, 

And  early  seek  thy  face  will  I ; 
My  soul  doth  thirst  for  thee. 
My  spirit  thirsts  to  taste  thy  grace, 
My  flesh  longs  in  this  barren  place 
In  which  no  waters  be. 

2  I  long  as  in  the  times  of  old 
Thy  power  and  glory  to  behold 

Within  thy  holy  place ; 
Because  to  me  thy  wondrous  love 
Than  life  itself  doth  dearer  prove, 

My  lips  shall  praise  thy  grace. 

3  Thus  will  I  bless  thee  while  I  live, 
And  with  uplifted  hands  will  give 

Praise  to  thy  holy  name. 
As  when  with  fatness  well  supplied, 
So  shall  my  soul  be  satisfied, 

My  mouth  shall  praise  proclaim  : 

4  My  lips  shall  in  thy  praise  delight 
When  on  my  bed  I  rest  at  night, 

And  meditate  on  thee. 
Because  thy  hand  assistance  brings, 
Beneath  the  shadow  of  thv  wings 

My  heart  shall  joyful  be. 


238  PSALM  LXIV. 

5  My  soul,  O  Lord,  cleaves  fast  to  thee. 
And  thy  right  hand  upholdeth  me; 

It  doth  my  life  defend : 
But  those  who  seek  me  for  a  prey, 
That  they  may  take  my  life  away, 

Shall  into  earth  descend. 

6  They  by  the  sword  shall  fall  and  die, 
Their  flesh  a  prey  for  foxes  lie. 

In  God  the  king  shall  joy  : 
Who  swears  by  him  shall  still  rejoice, 
But  mouths  which  speak  with  lying  voice 

He'll  silence  and  destroy. 

PSAL3I 64.     C  M 

1  ~TT7"HEN  I  to  thee  my  prayer  make, 

VV        Lord,  to  my  voice  give  ear; 
My  life  save  from  the  enemy, 
Of  whom  I  stand  in  fear. 

2  Me  from  their  secret  counsel  hide 

Who  do  live  wickedly  ; 
From  insurrection  of  the  men 
Who  work  iniquity. 

3  For  they  their  tongues  with  malice  whet, 

They  make  them  cut  like  swords ; 
In  their  bent  bows  are  arrows  set, 
Even  sharp  and  bitter  words ; 

4  That  they  may  at  the  perfect  man 

In  secret  aim  their  shot ; 
Yea,  suddenly  they  dare  at  him 
To  shoot,  and  fear  it  not. 


PSALM  LXV.  239 

5  In  ill  encourage  they  themselves: 

In  secret,  snares  they  lay, 
They  conference  together  have  ; 
Who  shall  them  see  ?  they  say. 

6  They  have  sought  out  iniquities, 

A  perfect  search  they  keep ; 
Of  each  of  them  the  inward  thought, 
And  very  heart  is  deep. 

7  God  shall  an  arrow  shoot  at  them, 

And  wound  them  suddenly: 
Their  own  false  tongue  shall  them  confound; 
All  seeing  them  shall  flee. 

8  All  men  shall  fear,  and  that  this  is 

God's  work  they  shall  declare  ; 
They  shall  observe  and  understand 
What  these  his  doings  are. 

9  The  righteous  shall  on  God  rely, 

In  him  shall  they  delight. 
In  him  shall  glory  every  one 
Who  is  in  heart  upright. 

PSALM  Go.     C.  M 

1  I   )RAISE  waits  for  thee  in  Zion,  Lord, 
JlT      To  thee  vows  paid  shall  be. 

O  thou  that  hearer  art  of  prayer, 
All  flesh  shall  come  to  thee. 

2  Iniquities,  I  must  confess, 

Prevail  against  me  do  : 
But  as  for  our  transgressions  all, 
Them  purge  away  shalt  thou. 


.240  PSALM  LXY. 

3  The  man  is  blest  whom  thou  dost  choose 

And  make  approach  to  thee, 
That  he  within  thy  courts,  O  Lord, 
May  still  a  dweller  be. 

4  We  surely  shall  be  satisfied 

With  thy  abundant  grace, 
And  with  the  goodness  of  thy  house, 
Even  of  thy  holy  place. 

5  By  fearful  works  and  terrible 

Thou  in  thy  righteousness, 
O  God  our  Saviour,  to  our  prayers 
Thy  answer  dost  express. 

6  And  so  all  ends  of  earth  shall  place 

Their  confidence  in  thee, 
Even  those  who  dwell  in  distant  lands, 
And  far  off  on  the  sea. 

7  He,  being  girt  with  power,  sets  fast 

By  his  great  strength  the  hills, 
The  roar  of  seas,  the  noise  of  waves, 
And  people's  tumult  stills. 

8  They  in  the  utmost  parts  that  dwell 

Are  at  thy  signs  afraid  ; 
The  goings  out  of  morn  and  eve 
By  thee  are  joyful  made. 

9  Thou  earth  dost  visit,  watering  it; 

Thou  mak'st  it  rich  to  grow 
With  God's  full  flood ;  thou  gives!  ooru% 
For  thou  provid'st  it  so. 


PSALM  LXV.  241 

10  Her  ridges  thou  dost  water  well, 

Her  furrows  down  are  pressed  ; 
Thou  dost  with  showers  soften  her, 
Her  spring  by  thee  is  blest. 

11  So  thou  the  year  most  lib'rally 

Dost  with  thy  goodness  crown  ; 
And  all  thy  paths  abundantly 
On  us  drop  fatness  down. 

12  They  drop  upon  the  pastures  wide, 

That  in  the  deserts  lie ; 

The  little  hills  on  every  side 

Rejoice  right  pleasantly. 

13  With  flocks  the  pastures  covered  are, 

The  vales  with  corn  are  clad  ; 
And  now  they  shout  and  sing  to  thee, 
For  thou  hast  made  them  glad. 

PSALM  65.     7s  and  6s. 

1  I   )RAISE  waits  for  thee  in  Zion, 
jL.       Xo  thee  vows  paid  shall  be ; 
O  thou  of  prayer  the  hearer, 

All  flesh  shall  come  to  thee. 

2  Iniquities  against  me 

Prevail  from  day  to  day ; 
But  as  for  our  transgressions, 
Them  shalt  thou  purge  away. 

S  Blest  he  whom  thou  hast  chosen, 
And  unto  thee  brought  nigh  ; 
Who  hath  for  habitation 

The  courts  of  God  Most  High. 
21 


242  PSALM  LXV. 

4  We  shall  in  rich  abundance 

Be  satisfied  with  grace, 
And  filled  with  all  the  goodness 
Of  thy  most  holy  place. 

5  O  God  of  our  salvation, 

We  plead  with  thee  in  prayer ; 
Thy  righteousness  makes  answer 
By  things  which  fearful  are. 

6  Of  earth  the  ends  remotest, 

And  those  afar  at  sea, 
These  all,  O  Lord,  are  placing 
Their  confidence  in  thee. 

7  His  strength  sets  fast  the  mountains. 

He's  girt  about  with  power, 
He  calms  the  angry  people, 
And  stills  the  ocean's  roar. 

8  Thy  dreadful  signs  and  wonders 

Make  distant  lands  afraid  ; 
The  morning  and  the  evening 
By  thee  are  joyful  made. 

9  Thy  visit  brings  the  showers, 

Thy  floods  enrich  the  field  : 
Thy  blessing  so  provides  it, 

That  earth  our  food  shall  yield. 

10  Thou  waterest  her  ridges, 

Her  furrows  down  are  pressed 
With  showers  they  are  softened, 
Her  spring  by  thee  is  blest. 


PSALM  LXV.  243 

,A   The  year  is  crowned  with  goodness, 
Thy  paths  drop  fatness  round ; 
The  little  hills  and  pastures 
With  joyfulness  resound. 

12  The  fields  with  flocks  are  covered, 
The  vales  with  corn  are  clad  ; 
They  shout,  yea,  they  are  singing, 
For  thou  hast  made  them  glad. 

PSALM  05.     C    P.  M. 

1  T3EFORE  thee,  Lord,  a  people  waits, 
JD     To  praise  thy  name  in  Zion's  gates; 

To  thee  shall  vows  be  paid. 
Thou  hearer  of  the  suppliant's  prayer, 
All  flesh  shall  unto  thee  repair, 

To  seek  thy  gracious  aid. 

2  How  great  my  trespasses  appear  ! 
But  from  all  guilt  thou  wilt  me  clear, 

And  my  transgressions  hide. 
How  blest  thy  chosen,  who  by  grace 
Are  brought  within  thy  dwelling-place, 

That  they  may  there  abide. 

3  The  goodness  of  thy  house,  O  Lord, 
The  joys  thy  holy  courts  afford, 

Our  souls  shall  satisfy. 
By  fearful  deeds,  injustice  wrought, 
The  Lord  will  grant  us  what  we  sought, 

Our  Saviour,  God  Most  High. 


244  PSALM  LXV. 

4  On  whose  sustaining  arm  depend, 
To  earth's  and  sea's  remotest  end, 

All  men,  in  every  age. 
Who,    girt    with    strength,    sets    fast    the 

hills, 
Who  roaring  seas  and  billows  stills, 

Who  calms  the  nations'  rage. 

5  The  tribes  of  earth's  remotest  lands 
Behold  the  tokens  of  thy  hands, 

And  fear  the  earth  throughout. 
The  east,  where  beams  the  morning  light, 
The  west,  in  evening  glories  bright, 

By  thee  in  gladness  shout. 

6  Thy  timely  visits  bless  the  earth, 

To  drenching  rains  thy  clouds  give  birth, 

Enriching  all  the  land. 
By  God's  own  river,  deep  and  broad, 
Thou  wilt  prepare  their  corn,  O  God, 

By  thy  providing  hand. 

7  Thou  wilt  its  ridged  and  furrowed  plain 
Make   soft   and    smooth   with   showers    of 

rain, 

Its  springing  thou  wilt  bless. 
The  year  thou  hast  with  goodness  crowned, 
Thy  paths  drop  fatness  all  around, 

Ev'n  on  the  wilderness. 


PSALM  LXVI.  245 

S  The  little  hills  with  verdure  clad, 
Are  girt  with  joy,  by  thee  made  glad  ; 

The  flocks  in  pastures  lie ; 
The  vales  are  robed  with  waving  grain  ; 
And  shout  and  song  from  hill  and  plain, 

Swell  joyous  to  the  sky. 

PSALM  66.     C  M 

1  A    LL  lands  to  God,  in  joyful  sounds, 
_JT\_     Aloft  your  voices  raise  ; 

Sing  forth  the  honor  of  his  name, 
And  glorious  make  his  praise. 

2  Say  ye  to  God,  How  terrible 

In  all  thy  works  art  thou  ! 
Through  thy  great  power  thy  foes  to  thee 
Shall  be  constrained  to  bow. 

3  And  all  the  earth  shall  worship  thee, 

They  shall  thy  praise  proclaim 
With  cheerful  heart,  aloud  they  shall 
Sing  to  thy  holy  name. 

4  O  come,  the  works  that  God  hath  wrought 

With  admiration  see : 
In  working,  to  the  sons  of  men 
Most  terrible  is  he. 

5  He  to  dry  land  did  turn  the  sea, 

And  they  a  passage  had ; 
They  through  the  flood  on  foot  did  march ; 
There  we  in  him  were  glad. 


246  PSALM  LXVI. 

6  He  ruleth  ever  by  his  power  ; 

His  eyes  the  nations  see ; 
Let  not  the  proud  rebellious  ones 
Lift  up  themselves  on  high. 

7  O  all  ye  people,  bless  our  God, 

Aloud  proclaim  his  praise, 
Who  safely  holds  our  soul  in  life, 
Our  foot  from  sliding  stays. 

8  For  thou  hast  proved  and  tried  us,  Lord, 

As  men  do  silver  try ; 
Hast  brought  us  into  nets,  and  made 
Bands  on  our  loins  to  lie. 

9  Thou  o'er  our  heads  hast  caused  that  men 

Triumphantly  should  ride; 
Through  fire  and  flood  thou  to  a  place 
Of  plenty  didst  us  guide. 

10  I'll  bring  burnt-off 'rings  to  thy  house; 

To  thee  my  rows  I'll  pay, 
Which  my  lips  uttered,  my  mouth  spoke, 
When  trouble  on  me  lay. 

11  Burnt-sacrifices  of  fat  rams 

With  incense  I  will  bring; 
Of  bullocks  and  of  goats  I  will 
Present  an  offering. 

12  All  that  fear  God,  come,  hear,  I'll  tell 

What  he  did  for  my  soul. 
I  with  my  mouth  cried  unto  him, 
My  tongue  did  him  extol. 


PSALM  LXVIL  247 

13  If  in  ray  heart  I  sin  regard, 

Jehovah  will  not  hear; 
But  surely  God  hath  heard  my  voice, 
Attending  to  my  prayer. 

14  O  let  the  Lord,  our  gracious  God, 

Forever  blessed  be, 
Who  hath  not  turned  my  prayer  from  him, 
Nor  yet  his  grace  from  me. 

PSALM  67.     C  M 

1  /~~\  LORD,  to  us  be  merciful, 
\_J     Do  thou  us  also  bless ; 
And  graciously  cause  shine  on  us 

The  brightness  of  thy  face : 

2  That  so  thy  way  upon  the  earth 

To  all  men  may  be  known  ; 
And  also  to  the  nations  all 
Thy  saving  health  be  shown. 

3  Let  all  the  people  praise  thee,  Lord, 

Their  voice  in  praise  employ. 
O  let  the  nations  all  be  glad, 
And  ever  sing  for  joy. 

4  For  rightly  thou  shalt  people  judge, 

And  nations  rule  on  earth. 
O  let  the  people  praise  thee,  Lord, 
All  nations  praise  with  mirth. 

5  The  earth  her  increase  then  shall  yield  ; 

God,  our  God,  bless  us  shall. 
God  will  us  bless;  and  of  the  earth 
The  ends  shall  fear  him  all. 


248  PSALM  LXVII. 

PSALM  67.     S.  M 

1  T  ORD,  bless,  and. pity  us, 

1  J     Shine  on  us  with  thy  face: 
That  earth  thy  way,  and  nations  all 
May  know  thy  saving  grace. 

2  Let  people  praise  thee,  Lord, 

Let  people  all  thee  praise: 

O  let  the  nations  all  be  glad, 

In  songs  their  voices  raise. 

3  Thou'lt  justly  people  judge; 

On  earth  rule  nations  all. 
Let  people  praise  thee,  Lord ;  let  them 
Praise  thee,  both  great  and  small. 

4  The  earth  her  fruit  shall  yield  ; 

Our  God  shall  blessing  send. 
God  will  us  bless ;  men  shall  him  feat 
To  earth's  remotest  end. 

PSALM  67.     Is  and  6s. 

1  /^\  GOD,  to  us  show  mercy, 
V_^     And  bless  us  in  thy  grace, 
Cause  thou  to  shine  upon  us 

The  brightness  of  thy  face. 

2  That  so  throughout  all  nations 

Thy  way  may  be  well  known, 
4nd  unto  every  people 
Thy  saving  health  be  shown. 


PSALM  LXVIIL  249* 

3  O  God,  let  people  praise  thee, 

Let  all  the  people  praise ; 
O  let  the  nations  joyful 

Their  songs  of  gladness  raise. 

4  For  thou  shalt  judge  the  people 

In  truth  and  righteousness; 
And  on  the  earth  all  nations 
Shall  thy  just  rule  confess. 

5  O  God,  let  people  praise  thee  ; 

Thy  praises  let  them  sing  ; 
And  then  in  rich  abundance 
The  earth  her  fruit  shall  bring. 

6  The  Lord  our  God  shall  bless  us :. 

God  shall  his  blessing  send  ; 
And  people  all  shall  fear  him 
To  earth's  remotest  end. 

JPSALM  08.     C.  M. 

1  "  ET  God  arise,  and  scattered  far 
1  J     Let  all  his  en'mies  be ; 

And  let  all  those  who  do  him  hate 
Before  his  presence  flee. 

2  As  smoke  is  driv'n,  so  drive  thou  them  ; 

As  fire  melts  wax  away, 
Before  God's  face  let  wicked  men 
So  perish  and  decay. 

3  But  let  the  righteous  all  be  glad  ; 

Rejoice  before  God's  sight ; 
Let  them  exult  exceedingly, 
And  joy  with  all  their  might. 


250  PSALM  LXVII1. 

4  O  sing  to  God  and  praise  his  name; 

Extol  him  with  your  voice, 
That  rides  on  heaven  by  his  name  JAH ; 
Before  his  face  rejoice. 

5  JBecause  the  Lord  a  father  is 

To  children  fatherless ; 
He  is  the  widow's  judge,  within 
His  place  of  holiness. 

'6  God  doth  the  solitary  set 

In  families ;  and  from  bands 
The  chained  he  frees,  but  rebels  dwell 
In  dry  and  desert  lands. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wast  going  forth 

Before  thy  people's  face, 
And  when  thy  glorious  marching  was 
Within  the  wilderness ; 

8  Then  at  God's  presence  shook  the  earti,, 

Then  drops  from  heaven  fell  ; 
This  Sinai  shook  before  the  Lord, 
The  God  of  Israel. 

9  O  God,  thou  to  thy  heritage 

Didst  send  a  plenteous  rain, 
By  which  thou  when  it  weary  was, 
Didst  it  refresh  again. 

10  Thy  congregation  then  did  make 
Their  habitation  there : 
Of  thy  own  goodness  for  the  poor, 
O  God,  thou  didst  prepare. 


PSALM  LXVIII.  251 

11  The  Lord  himself  did  give  the  word, 

The  mighty  word  of  God  ; 

Great  was  the  company  of  them 

Who  published  it  abroad. 

12  Kings  of  great  armies  vanquished  were), 

And  forced  to  flee  away ; 
And  women,  who  remained  at  home, 
Distributed  the  prey. 

13  Though  ye  have  lain  among  the  pots,, 

Like  doves  ye  shall  appear, 
Whose  wings  with  silver,  and  with  gok# 
Whose  feathers  covered  are. 

14  When  there  th'  Almighty  scattered  kings, 

Like  Salmon's  snow  'twas  white. 
God's  hill  is  like  to  Bashan  hill, 
Like  Bashan  hill  for  height. 

15  Why  do  ye  leap,  ye  mountains  high  Z 

This  is  the  hill  of  God ; 
He  here  desires  to  dwell,  and  here 
Will  ever  make  abode. 

16  God's  chariots  twenty  thousand  are, 

Of  angels  thousands  strong; 
As  once  on  Sinai's  holy  mount, 
The  Lord  is  them  among. 

17  Thou  hast,  O  Lord,  most  gloriously 

Ascended  up  on  high, 
And  captive  thou  triumphantly 
Hast  led  captivity. 


252  PSALM  LXVIII. 

18  And  gifts  thou  hast  received  for  men, 

For  such  as  did  rebel ; 
Yea,  even  for  them,  that  God  the  Lord 
In  midst  of  them  might  dwell. 

19  Blest  be  the  Lord,  who  is  to  us 

Of  our  salvation  God, 
Who  daily  with  his  benefits 
Us  plenteously  doth  load. 

20  He  of  salvation  is  the  God, 

Who  is  our  God  most  strong ; 
And  unto  God  the  Lord  from  death 
The  issues  do  belong. 

21  But  surely  God  shall  wound  the  head 

Of  those  that  are  his  foes, 
The  hairy  scalp  of  him  that  on 
.  In  his  transgression  goes. 

22  God  said,  My  people  I  will  bring 

Again  from  Bash  an  hill  ; 
Yea,  from  the  sea's  devouring  depths 
Them  bring  again  I  will ; 

23  That  in  the  blood  of  enemies 

Thy  foot  imbrued  may  be, 
And  of  thy  dogs  dipped  in  the  same 
The  tongues  thou  mayest  see. 

24  O  God,  thy  goings  they  have  seen, 

The  goings  of  my  God, 
The  stately  steppings  of  my  King 
In  his  divine  abode. 


PSALM   LXVIII.  253 

25  Before  went  singers,  next  to  them 

The  players  took  their  way ; 
Among  them  also  damsels  were 
Who  did  on  timbrels  play. 

26  Within  the  congregations  great 

Bless  God  with  one  accord, 
From  Isr'ePs  fountain  do  ye  bless, 
And  praise  the  mighty  Lord. 

27  Their  prince,  young  Benjamin,  is  there, 

And  Judah's  rulers  high, 
The  chiefs  of  Zebulon  are  there, 
And  those  of  Naphtali. 

28  Thy  God  commands  thy  strength  ;  for  us 

Make  strong  thy  work,  O  Lord. 
For  thy  house  at  Jerusalem 
Kings  shall  thee  gifts  afford. 

29  The  spearmen's  host,  the  multitude 

Of  bulls  which  fiercely  look, 
Those  calves  which  people  have  sent  forth, 
O  Lord  our  God,  rebuke, 

30  Till  every  one  submit  himself, 

And  silver  pieces  bring: 
The  people  that  delight  in  war 
Disperse,  O  God  and  King. 

31  They  who  are  princes  great  shall  then 

Come  out  of  Egypt  lands ; 
And  Ethiopia  to  God 

Shall  soon  stretch  out  her  hands. 
22 


254  PSALM   LXYIII. 

32  O  all  ye  kingdoms  of  the  earth, 

Sing  praises  to  this  King ; 
To  him  who  is  the  Lord  of  all, 
O  do  ye  praises  sing. 

33  To  him  that  rides  on  heav'ns  of  heav'ns, 

Which  he  of  old  did  found ; 
Lo,  he  sends  out  his  voice,  a  voice 
In  might  that  doth  abound. 

34  All  strength  to  God  do  ye  ascribe ; 

His  glorious  majesty 
Is  over  Isr'el,  and  his  strength 
Is  in  the  clouds  most  high. 

35  How  dreadful  from  thy  temple,  Lord ! 

Isr'eFs  own  God  is  he, 
Who  gives  his  people  strength  and  power; 
O  let  God  blessed  be. 

PSALM  68.     Is  and  6s. 

1  T   ET  God  arise ;  and  scattered 

I  J     Let  all  his  en'mies  be, 
And  let  all  those  who  hate  him 
Before  his  presence  flee. 

2  Drive  them  as  smoke  is  driven, 

As  wax  melts  in  the  fire, 
Before  God's  face  let  sinners 
So  perish  in  his  ire. 

3  But  let  the  just  be  joyful ; 

Let  them  with  one  accord 
Exult  with  joy  and  gladness 
In  presence  of  the  Lord. 


PSALM  LXVIII.  265 

4  To  God's  name  sing,  sing  praises, 

Extol  him  with  your  voice ; 
Who  rides  as  J  AH  on  heavens ; 
Before  his  face  rejoice 

5  The  Lord  God  is  a  father 

To  children  fatherless, 

The  widow's  just  avenger, 

Within  his  holy  place. 

6  The  Lord  doth  set  in  fani'lies 

The  lonely,  and  from  bands 
Brings  forth  the  chained,  but  rebels 
Inhabit  parched  lands. 

7  O  God,  when  thou  wast  going 

Before  thy  people's  face, 
And  when  thy  glorious  marching 
Was  through  the  wilderness, 

8  Earth  trembled  at  thy  presence, 

And  rain  from  heaven  fell ; 
Ev'n  Sinai  shook  before  thee, 
Thou  God  of  Israel. 

9  O  God,  thou  to  thy  people 

Didst  send  a  plenteous  rain  ; 
Thy  heritage,  when  weary, 
Thou  didst  refresh  again. 

10  And  then  thy  congregations 

Did  make  their  dwelling  there, 
O  God,  thou  of  thy  goodness 
For  poor  ones  didst  prepare. 


256  PSALM  LXVIIl. 

1 1  The  Lord  the  word  delivered, 

And  many  heard  the  same  ; 
Of  those  great  was  the  number 
Who  did  the  word  proclaim. 

12  Kings  at  the  head  of  armies 

Where  forced  to  flee  away ; 
And  she  at  home  who  tarried 
Distributed  the  prey. 

13  Though  ye  'midst  pots  were  lying, 

Like  doves  ye  shall  appear, 
Whose  wings  are  clothed  with  silver, 
Whose  feathers  golden  are. 

14  When  kings  th'  Almighty  scattered, 

Like  Salmon's  snow  'twas  white; 
God's  hill  is  high  like  Bashan, 
Like  Bashan  hill  for  height. 

15  Why  leap,  ye  lofty  mountains? 

This  hill  the  Lord  loves  well ; 
It  is  his  habitation, 

Yea,  here  he'll  ever  dwell. 

16  God's  chariots  and  angels 

By  thousands  wait  his  will ; 
He's  with  them  in  his  temple 
As  once  on  Sinai's  hill. 

17  Thou  hast,  O  Lord,  with  glory- 

Ascended  up  again, 
And  captive  led  captivity 
Triumphant  in  thy  train. 


PSALM  LXVIII.  257 

18  To  thee  have  gifts  been  granted 

For  men  who  did  rebel, 
That  so  the  Lord  Jehovah 

In  midst  of  them  might  dwell. 

19  Blest  be  the  Lord  Jehovah, 

Of  our  salvation  God, 
Who  us  with  blessings  daily 
Abundantly  doth  load. 

20  He  is  the  Lord,  the  Saviour, 

Who  is  our  God  Most  High : 
And  with  the  Lord  Jehovah 
From  death  the  issues  lie. 

21  The  Lord  will  break  in  pieces 

The  heads  of  all  his  foes, 
His  hairy  crown  who  ever 
On  in  his  trespass  goes. 

22  God  said,  I'll  bring  my  people 

Again  from  Bashan  hill ; 
And  from  the  deep  sea's  billows 
Them  bring  again  I  will. 

23  That  in  the  blood  of  en'mies 

Thy  foot  imbrued  may  be  ; 
And  of  thy  dogs  dipped  in  it 
The  tongues  thou  mayest  see. 

24  O  God,  they've  seen  thy  goings 

Of  majesty  and  grace ; 
My  God,  my  King,  thy  goings 
Within  thy  holy  place. 


258  PSALM  LXVIII. 

25  Before  went  singers,  next  them 

The  players  took  their  way ; 
Amongst  them  were  the  damsels 
That  did  on  timbrels  play. 

26  Within  the  congregations 

Bless  God  with  one  accord  ; 
Bless  ye  from  Israel's  fountain, 
And  praise  the  mighty  Lord. 

27  There  Judah's  chiefs  in  council, 

With  little  Benjamin 
Their  prince ;  and  chiefs  of  Zab'lon 
And  Naphtali  are  seen. 

28  Thy  God  thy  strength  commandeth, 

Make  strong  thy  work,  O  Lord ; 
For  thy  house  at  Jerus'lem 
Kings  shall  thee  gifts  afford. 

29  The  spearman's  host,  great  numbers 

Of  bulls,  which  fiercely  look, 
With  calves  sent  by  the  people, 
O  Lord  our  God,  rebuke. 

30  Till  all  shall  yield  submission, 

And  silver  pieces  bring  ; 
Those  who  in  war  take  pleasure, 
Disperse,  O  God  and  King. 

31  Then  princes  great  and  mighty 

Shall  come  from  Egypt  lands ; 
To  God  in  supplication 

Shall  Cush  stretch  forth  i.is  hands. 


PSALM  LXIX.  259 

32  Through  all  the  earth,  ye  kingdoms, 
Sing  unto  God  the  King ; 
Sing  praises  to  Jehovah, 
His  praise,  O  do  ye  sing. 

3.3  He  rides  on  heaven  of  heavens, 
Which  he  of  old  did  found; 
Lo,  when  his  voice  is  uttered 
His  words  in  might  abound. 

34  Strength  unto  God  attribute, 

His  glorious  majesty 
O'er  Isr'el  is,  his  power 
Is  in  the  heavens  high. 

35  Thou,  from  thy  house  art  dreadful ; 

Isr'el's  own  God  is  he, 
Who  gives  strength  to  his  people. 

0  let  God  blessed  be. 

PSALM  69.     C    M. 

1  /^\  God,  preserve  me,  for  the  floods 
\_J     Do  so  encompass  me, 

That  even  to  my  very  soul 
Come  in  the  waters  be. 

2  I  downward  in  deep  mire  do  sink, 

Where  standing  there  is  none, 
And  into  waters  deep  have  come, 
Where  floods  have  o'er  me  gone. 

3  I  weary  with  my  crying  am, 

My  throat  is  also  dried  ; 
My  sight  decays,  while  for  my  God 

1  waiting  do  abide. 


260  PSALM  LXIX. 

4  The  men  who  do  without  a  cause 

Bear  hatred  unto  me, 
Ev'n  than  the  hairs  upon  my  head 
In  number  more  they  be. 

5  They  who  are  wrongful  enemies, 

And  seek  my  soul  to  slay 
Are  great  in  might ;  then  I  restored 
What  I  took  not  away. 

6  O  God,  my  folly  and  my  sins 

Are  not  concealed  from  thee. 
Let  none  that  wait  on  thee  be  shamed, 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  for  me. 

7  O  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 

Let  none  who  seek  thy  face 
Be  ever  made  to  suffer  shame 
Because  of  my  disgrace. 

S  For  I  have  borne  reproach  for  thee, 
My  face  is  hid  with  shame. 
To  brethren  strange,  to  mother's  sons 
An  alien  I  became. 

9  Because  the  zeal  did  eat  me  up 
Which  to  thy  house  I  bear ; 
And  the  reproaches  cast  at  thee 
Upon  me  fallen  are. 

10  I  wept  and  fasted  in  my  soul, 
And  that  was  to  my  shame ; 
When  I  with  sackcloth  clothed  myself, 
A  by- word  I  became. 


PSALM  LXIX.  261 

11  The  men  who  sit  within  the  gate 

Against  me  evil  spake  ; 
They  also  that  vile  drunkards  were. 
Of  me  their  song  did  make. 

12  But  in  a  time  accepted,  Lord, 

My  prayer  is  to  thee; 
In  thy  salvation's  truth,  O  Lord, 
In  mercy  great  hear  me. 

13  Deliver  me  out  of  the  mire, 

And  me  from  sinking  keep ; 
Free  me  from  those  that  do  me  hate, 
And  from  the  waters  deep. 

14  Let  not  the  flood  on  me  prevail, 

Whose  water  overflows ; 
Nor  deep  me  swallow,  nor  the  pit 
Her  mouth  upon  me  close. 

15  Thy  loving-kindness,  Lord,  is  good, 

My  prayer  therefore  hear ; 
Turn  thou  to  me,  for  very  great 
Thy  tender  mercies  are. 

16  Nor  from  thy  servant  hide  thy  face; 

I'm  troubled,  soon  attend. 
Draw  near  my  soul,  and  it  redeem  ; 
Me  from  my  foes  defend. 

17  To  thee  is  my  reproach  well  known, 

My  shame  and  my  disgrace ; 
Those  that  to  me  are  enemies 
Are  all  before  thy  face. 


262  PSALM  LXIX. 

18  My  heart  is  broken  by  reproach, 

My  soul  is  full  of  grief : 
I  looked  in  vain  for  those  who  would 
Give  pity  and  relief. 

19  They  also  bitter  gall  did  give 

To  me  instead  of  meat ; 
They  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink, 
What  time  my  thirst  was  great. 

20  Before  them  let  their  table  prove 

A  snare ;  and  do  thou  make 
Their  welfare  and  prosperity 
A  trap  themselves  to  take. 

21  Let  thou  their  eyes  so  darkened  be, 

That  sight  may  them  forsake ; 
And  let  their  loins  be  made  by  thee 
Continually  to  shake. 

22  LTpon  them,  Lord,  thy  fury  pour, 

Them  seize  in  anger  great ; 
And  in  their  tents  let  no  one  dwell, 
Their  homes  be  desolate. 

23  For  they  have  persecuted  him, 

Whom  thou  didst  smite  before ; 
And  to  the  grief  of  those  they  talk 
Whom  thou  hast  wounded  "sore. 

24  Add  thou  iniquity  to  all 

Their  former  wickedness ; 
And  do  not  let  them  come  at  all 
Into  thy  righteousness. 


PSALM    LXIX.  263 

25  And  from  the  book  of  life  let  them 

Be  blotted  out  by  thee ; 
Among  the  just  and  righteous  ones 
Their  names  not  written  be. 

26  But  now  become  exceeding  poor 

And  sorrowful  am  I : 
By  thy  salvation,  O  my  God, 
Let  me  be  set  on  high. 

27  The  name  of  God  I  with  a  song 

Most  cheerfully  will  praise; 

And  I,  in  giving  thanks  to  him, 

His  name  will  highly  raise. 

28  And  to  the  Lord  an  offering 

More  pleasing  this  shall  prove 
Than  sacrifice  of  any  beast 

That  hath  both  horn  and  hoof. 

29  When  this  the  humble  men  shall  see, 

It  joy  to  them  shall  give: 
O  all  ye  that  do  seek  the  Lord, 
Your  hearts  shall  ever  live. 

30  For  God  the  poor  hears,  and  will  not 

His  prisoners  contemn. 
Let  heaven,  and  earth,  and  seas  him  praise; 
And  all  that  move  in  them. 

il  For  God  will  Judah's  cities  build, 
And  Zion  he  will  save, 
That  they  may  dwell  therein,  and  it 
In  sure  possession  have. 


264  PSALM  LXIX. 

32  And  they  that  are  his  servants'  seed 
Inherit  shall  the  same  ; 
So  they  shall  have  their  dwelling  there 
Who  love  his  blessed  name. 


PSAL3I69.     S.  M. 

AVE  me,  O  God ;  the  floods 
So  violent  have  been, 
That  even  to  my  very  soul 
The  waters  have  come  in. 


■s- 


2  I'm  sinking  in  deep  mire, 

Where  standing  there  is  none; 
I  into  waters  deep  have  come, 
Where  floods  have  o'er  me  gone. 

3  I'm  weary  with  my  cries, 

My  throat  is  also  dried  ; 
My  eyes  have  failed  while  for  my  God 
In  waiting  I  abide. 

4  Those  who  without  a  cause 

Against  me  hatred  bear, 
Ev'n  than  the  hairs  upon  my  head 
They  more  in  number  are. 

5  Those  who  would  me  destroy, 

My  en'mies  wrongfully 
Are  mighty ;  then  what  I  took  not 
Restore  again  did  I. 

6  My  sins  and  follies,  Lord, 

Are  not  concealed  from  thee  ; 
Let  none  who  wait  on  thee  be  shamed, 
Lord  God  of  hosts,  for  me. 


PSALM    LXIX.  265 

7  O  God  of  Israel, 

For  me  let  no  disgrace, 
Or  shame  be  brought  on  any  one 
Who  truly  seeks  thy  face. 

8  Because  for  thee  reproached, 

My  face  is  hid  with  shame ; 
To  brethren  strange,  to  mother's  son? 
An  alien  I  became. 

9  The  zeal  hath  me  consumed 

Which  to  thy  house  I  bear ; 
And  those  reproaches  cast  on  thee 
Upon  me  fallen  are. 

10  My  tears  and  my  sad  fasts 

Were  counted  as  my  shame ; 
When  sackcloth  I  put  on,  to  them 
A  proverb  I  became. 

11  Those  sitting  in  the  gate 

Against  me  evil  spake, 
And  drunkards  also  in  their  cups 
Of  me  their  song  did  make. 

12  But  in  th'  accepted  time, 

Lord,  I  will  pray  to  thee ; 

In  truth  of  thy  salvation,  Lord, 

And  mercy  great,  hear  me. 

13  O  take  me  from  the  mire, 

And  me  from  sinking  keep; 
From  those  who  hate  me  save  thou  me 
And  from  the  waters  deep. 
23 


266  PSALM  LXIX. 

14  Let  not  the  flood  prevail, 

Whose  water  overflows, 
Nor  deep  me  swallow,  nor  the  pit 
Her  mouth  upon  me  close. 

15  Lord,  hear  me,  for  thy  love 

And  kindness  is  most  good  ; 
O  turn,  and   manifest  to  me 
Thy  mercies'  multitude. 

16  Hide  not  thy  face  from  me, 

I'm  troubled,  soon  attend, 
Draw  near,  thy  servant's  soul  redeem, 
Me  from  my  foes  defend. 

17  Thou  my  reproach  dost  know, 

My  shame  and  my  disgrace ; 
Those  that  are  enemies  to  me 
Are  all  before  thy  face. 

18  Reproach  hath  broke  my  heart; 

I'm  full  of  grief;  for  one 
To  pity  me  I  looked  in  vain, 
All  comforters  were  gone. 

19  They  also  gave  me  gall, 

They  gave  it  for  my  meat : 
They  gave  me  vinegar  to  drink, 
What  time  my  thirst  was  great. 

20  For  recompense  to  them 

A  snare  their  table  make ; 

Their  welfare  and  prosperity 

A  trap  themselves  to  take. 


PSALM  LXIX.  267 

21  So  darkened  be  their  eyes, 

That  they  no  light  may  see, 
And  let  their  loins  by  thee  be  made 
To  shake  continually. 

22  Fierce  wrath  pour  forth,  let  it 

Fast  hold  upon  them  take ; 
And  let  their  tents  be  desolate  ; 
None  there  his  dwelling  make. 

23  For  him  they  persecute, 

Whom  thou  didst  smite  before  ; 
And  to  the  grief  of  those  they  talk 
Whom  thou  hast  wounded  sore. 

24  Add  thou  iniquity 

To  their  past  wickedness, 
And  never  let  them  come  at  all 
Into  thy  righteousness. 

25  And  from  the  book  of  life 

Their  names  let  be  erased ; 
And  in  the  record  of  the  just 
Let  not  their  names  be  placed. 

26  But  now  exceeding  poor, 

And  sorrowful  am  I ; 
By  thy  salvation,  O  my  God, 
Let  me  be  set  on  high. 

27  I,  with  a>song  to  God, 

His  praises  will  proclaim, 
And  I,  in  giving  thanks  to  him, 
Will  magnify  his  name. 


268  PSALM  LXX. 

28  To  God  this  sacrifice 

Shall  be  more  pleasing  far 
Than  ox  or  bullock,  beasts  on  which 
Both  horns  and  hoofs  there  are. 

29  When  this  the  humble  see 

It  joy  to  them  shall  give; 
All  ye  who  truly  seek  the  Lord, 
He'll  make  your  hearts  to  live. 

30  God  hears  the  poor,  nor  will 

His  prisoners  contemn. 
Let  heaven  and  earth  and  seas  him  praise, 
And  all  that  move  in  them. 

31  He'll  Judah's  cities  build, 

And  Zion  he  will  save, 
That  they  may  dwell  therein,  and  it 
A  sure  possession  have. 

32  His  servants'  children,  too, 

Inherit  shall  the  same  : 
And  those  shall  have  their  dwelling  there 
Who  love  his  blessed  name. 

PSALM  70.     C    M 

1   "IV  yf"AKE  haste,  O  God,  me  to  preserve  ; 
1V1       With  speed,  Lord,  help  thou  me. 
And  let  all  those  who  seek  my  soul 
Shamed  and  confounded  be. 


PSALM  LXX.  269 

2  Turned  back  be  they,  and  put  to  shame, 

That  in  ray  hurt  delight. 
Turned  back  be  they,  Ha,  ha  !  that  say, 
Their  shaming  to  requite. 

3  Let  all  who  seek  thy  face  be  glad, 

And  ever  joyful  be  : 
Let  them  who  thy  salvation  love 
Say  still,  The  Lord  praise  ye. 

4  But  I  both  poor  and  needy  am  ; 

Come,  Lord,  and  make  no  stay  \ 
My  help  thou,  and  deliv'rer  art ; 
O  Lord,  make  no  delay. 

PSALM  70.     S    M 

1  ORD,  hasten  me  to  save ; 

1  J     With  speed,  O  Lord,  help  me; 
And  let  all  those  who  seek  my  soul 
With  shame  confounded  be. 

°  Turned  back  be  they,  and  shamed, 
That  in  my  hurt  delight. 
Turned  back  be  they,  Ha,  ha  !  that  say, 
Their  shaming  to  requite. 

3  In  thee  let  all  be  glad, 

And  joy  that  seek  for  thee  ; 
Let  them  who  thy  salvation  love 
Say  still,  The  Lord  praise  ye. 

4  I  poor  and  needy  am  ; 

Come,  Lord,  and  make  no  stay : 
My  help  thou  and  deliv'rer  art; 
O  Lord,  make  no  delay. 


270  PSALM   LXXI. 

PSALM  70.     lis  and  8s. 

1  "A  /TAKE  haste,  O  my  God,  to  deliver,  I 
AS/A.         pray, 

O  Lord,  to  ray  succor  make  haste ; 
Let  them  be  confounded  who  seek   me  to 
And  in  theii  own  folly  disgraced,     [slay, 

2  Let  them  be  turned  back  in  confusion,  O 

Lord, 
Who  wish  my  destruction  to  see ; 
Let  shame  and  defeat  be  their  only  reward, 
Who  laugh  in  derision  at  me. 

3  Let  all  them  that  seek  thee  be  glad  and  re- 

joice, 
And  who  thy  salvation  would  see ; 
In  anthems  of  prarse  let  them  lift  up  the 
And  constantly  magnify  thee.  [voice, 

4  But  I,  poor  and  needy,  still   trust  in  thy 

word ; 
Make  haste  to  the  rescue,  I  pray ; 
My  helper  thou  art,  and  ray   Saviour,  O 
No  longer  thy  coming  delay.  [Lord, 

PSALM  71.     C    M 

I   /~~\  LORD,  my  hope  and  confidence 
V_y     Are  placed  alone  in  thee ; 
Then  let  me  evermore  be  kept 
From  all  confusion  free. 


PSALM  LXXI.  271 

2  And  let  me,  in  thy  righteousness, 
From  thee  deliverance  have; 
O  rescue  me,  incline  thy  ear 
To  hear  me,  and  me  save. 

&  Be  thou  my  dwelling  rock,  to  which 
I  ever  may  resort : 
Thou  my  salvation  hast  ordained  ; 
Thou  art  my  rock  and  fort. 

4  Free  me,  my  God,  from  wicked  hands. 

Hands  cruel  and  unjust; 
For  thou,  O  Lord  God,  art  my  hope, 
And  from  my  youth  my  trust. 

5  Thou  from  my  birth  hast  held  me  up, 

Thou  art  the  same  that  me 
Out  of  my  mother's  womb  didst  take : 
I  ever  will  praise  thee. 

6  To  many  I  a  wonder  am  ; 

Thou  art  my  refuge  strong. 
Filled  let  my  mouth  be  with  thy  praise 
And  honor  all  day  long. 

7  O  do  not  cast  me  off,  when  me 

Old  age  doth  overtake ; 
And  in  the  day  of  failing  strength, 
O  do  not  me  forsake. 

8  For  they  who  are  my  enemies 

Against  me  speak  with  hate; 
And  they  together  counsel  take 
Who  for  my  soul  lay  wait. 


272  PSALM  LXXI. 

9  They  say  God  leaves  him,  him  pursue, 
And  take,  for  none  will  save. 
Be  thou  not  far  from  me,  my  God ; 
Thy  speedy  help  I  crave. 

10  Confounded,  and  consumed  let  all 

My  adversaries  be ; 
And  clothed  with  scorn  and  shame  be  they 
Who  seek  to  injure  me. 

11  But  I  in  thee  with  confidence 

Will  hope  continually ; 
And  yet  with  praises  more  and  more 
I  will  thee  magnify. 

12  Thy  justice  and  salvation,  Lord, 

My  mouth  abroad  shall  show, 
Even  all  the  day ;  for  I  thereof 
The  numbers  do  not  know. 

13  And  I  will  constantly  go  on 

In  strength  of  God  the  Lord ; 
And  thy  own  righteousness,  even  thine 
Alone,  I  will  record. 

14  For  even  from  my  youth,  O  God, 

By  thee  I  have  been  taught ; 
And  hitherto  I  have  declared 
The  wonders  thou  hast  wrought. 

15  And  now,  O  God,  forsake  me  not 

When  I  am  old  and  gray ; 
Till  I  to  this  and  every  age 

Thy  strength  and  power  display. 


PSALM  LXXII.  273 

16  Thy  perfect  righteousness,  O  God, 

The  heaven's  height  exceeds  ; 
O  who  is  like  to  thee,  who  hast 
Performed  such  mighty  deeds? 

17  Thou,  Lord,  who  great  adversities, 

And  sore,  to  me  didst  show, 
Shalt  quicken  me,  and  bring  again 
From  depths  of  earth  below. 

18  My  greatness  and  my  power  thou  wilt 

Increase  and  far  extend  ; 
Against  all  grief  on  every  side 
Thou  wilt  me  comfort  send. 

19  Thee,  ev'n  thy  truth,  I'll  also  praise, 

My  God,  with  psaltery  ; 
Thou  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
With  harp  I'll  sing  to  thee. 

20  My  lips  shall  much  rejoice  in  thee, 

When  I  thy  praises  sound  ; 
My  soul,  by  thee  redeemed  from  death, 
In  joy  shall  much  abound. 

21  And  with  my  tongue  I  will  proclaim 

They  justice  all  day  long; 
For  they  confounded  are  and  shamed 
Who  seek  to  do  me  wrong. 

PSALM  72.     C    M. 
1    /~\  LORD,  thy  judgments  give  the  king, 
V_y     His  son  thy  righteousness. 
Thy  people  he  shall  justly  judge, 
Thy  poor  with  uprightness. 


274  PSALM  LXXII. 

2  The  lofty  mountains  shall  bring  forth 

To  all  the  people  peace ; 
The  little  hills  shall  also  yield 
The  same  by  righteousness. 

3  The  people's  poor  ones  he  shall  judge, 

The  needy's  children  save ; 
He  also  shall  in  pieces  break 

Those  who  oppressed  them  have. 

4  They  shall  thee  fear  while  sun  and  moon 

Do  last  through  ages  all ; 
He'll  come  like  rain  on  meadows  mown, 
Or  showers  on  earth  that  fall. 

5  The  just  shall  flourish  in  his  days, 

And  prosper  in  his  reign  : 
And  while  the  moon  endures  he  shall 
Abundant  peace  maintain. 

6  His  large  and  great  dominion  shall 

From  sea  to  sea  extend  ; 
It  from  the  river  shall  reach  forth 
To  earth's  remotest  end. 

7  They  in  the  wilderness  that  dwell 

Bow  down  before  him  must; 
And  they' that  are  his  enemies 
Shall  lick  the  very  dust. 

S  The  kings  of  Tarshish,  and  the  isles, 
To  him  shall  presents  bring  ; 
And  unto  him  shall  offer  gifts 
Sheba's  and  Seba's  king. 


PSALM  LXXIT.  275 

9  Yea,  all  the  mighty  kings  on  earth 
Before  him  down  shall  fall ; 
And  all  the  nations  of  the  world 
Do  service  to  him  shall. 

10  For  he  the  needy  will  set  free, 

When  he  on  him  shall  call ; 
He'll  save   the  poor,  and  those  for  whom 
There  is  no  help  at  all. 

11  The  poor  man  and  the  indigent 

In  mercy  he  shall  spare ; 
He  shall  preserve  alive  the  souls 
Of  them  that  needy  are. 

12  Both  from  deceit  and  violence 

Their  souls  he  shall  set  free ; 
And  also  in  his  sight  their  blood 
Shall  very  precious  be. 

13  Yea,  he  shall  live,  and  giv'n  to  him 

Shall  be  of  Sheba's  gold  ; 
For  him  shall  constant  prayer  bt  made, 
His  praise  each  day  be  told. 

14  Of  corn  a  handful  in  the  earth, 

On  tops  of  mountains  cast, 
Shall  wave  with  fruit  like  Lebanon 
When  shaken  with  the  blast. 

15  The  city  shall  be  flourishing, 

Her  citizens  have  peace ; 
And  like  the  grass  that  clothes  the  earth 
Their  numbers  shall  increase. 


276  PSALM  LXXII. 

16  His  name  forever  shall  endure; 
Last  like  the  sun  it  shall ; 
Men  shall  be  blest  in  him,  and  blest 
All  nations  shall  him  call. 


17  Now  blessed  be  Jehovah,  God, 

The  God  of  Israel, 
Who  only  doeth  wondrous  works, 
In  glory  that  excel. 

18  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name 

To  all  eternity : 
The  whole  earth  let  his  glory  fill. 
Amen,  So  let  it  be. 


•o 


PSALM  72.     L.  M. 

GOD,    thy    judgments    give   the 
king, 

His  royal  Son  thy  righteousness  ; 
He  to  thy  people  right  shall  bring, 
With  judgment  shall   thy  poor   re- 
dress. 

2  The   mountains   great    shall  peace   se- 
cure, 
And  little  hills  by  means  of  right ; 
He'll  save  the  needy,  judge  the  poor, 
And    crush    the    proud    oppressor's 
might. 


PSALM  LXXII.  277 

3  Till  sun  and  moon  no  more  are  known, 

They  shall  thee  fear  through  ages  all ; 

He'll  come  like  rain  on  meadows  mown, 

And  showers  upon  the  earth  that  fall. 

4  The  just  shall  flourish  in  his  day, 

While  lasts  the  moon  shall  peace  extend  ; 
From  sea  to  sea  shall  be  his  sway, 
And  from  the  river  to  earth's  end. 


5  To  him  shall  bow  who  dwell  in  wilds, 

Down  to  the  dust  his  foes  shall  bend ; 
The  kings  of  Tarshish,  and  the  isles, 
Sheba  and  Seba,  gifts  shall  send. 

6  All  kings  before  him  down  shall  fall ; 

All  nations  shall  his  laws  obey  ; 
He'll  save  the  needy  when  they  call, 
The  poor,  and  those  that  have  no  stay, 

7  The  poor  and  needy  spared  shall  be, 

The  needy's  soul  saved  by  his  might, 
From  fraud  and  violence  set  free ; 

Dear  shall  their  blood  be  in  his  sight. 

8  He'll  live ;  before  him  shall  be  laid 

Of  Sheba's  gold  an  offering; 
For  him  shall  constant  prayer  be  made, 
His  praises  they  shall  daily  sing. 
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278  PSALM  LXXIII. 

9  On  hill-tops  sown  a  little  corn 

Like  Lebanon  with  fruit  shall  bend  ; 
New  life  the  city  shall  adorn  ; 

She  shall  like  grass  grow  and  extend. 

10  Long  as  the  sun  his  name  shall  last, 

It  shall  endure  through  ages  all  ; 
And  men  shall  still  in  him  be  blest, 
Blest  all  the  nations  shall  him  call. 

11  Now  blessed  be  the  mighty  One, 

Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
For  he  alone  hath  wonders  done, 
And  deeds  in  glory  that  excel. 

12  And  blessed  be  his  glorious  name, 

Long  as  the  ages  shall  endure. 
O'er  all  the  earth  extend  his  fame. 
Amen,  amen,  forevermore. 

PSALM  73.     C    M. 

1  "X7"ET  God  is  good  to  Israel, 

JL       To  each  pure-hearted  one. 
With  me,  my  steps  had  nearly  slipped. 
My  feet  were  almost  gone. 

2  For  I  was  envious,  and  grudged 

The  foolish  ones  to  see, 
When  I  perceived  that  wicked  men 
Enjoyed  prosperity. 

3  Because  their  strength  continues  firm. 

Their  death  from  bands  is  free. 
They  are  not  toiled  like  other  men, 
Nor  plagued  as  others  be. 


PSALM  LXXIII.  279 

4  Their  pride  doth  therefore  like  a  chain 

Encompass  them  about ; 
And,  as  a  garment,  violence 
Doth  cover  them  throughout. 

5  Their  eyes  stand  out  with  fat,  they  have 

More  than  their  hearts  could  wish. 
They  are  corrupt ;  their  talk  of  wrong 
Both  lewd  and  lofty  is. 

6  They  set  their  mouth  against  the  heaven^ 

In  their  blaspheming  talk  ; 
And  their  reproaching  tongue  at  large 
Throughout  the  earth  doth  walk. 

7  His  people,  therefore,  oftentimes 

Look  back,  and  turn  about; 
And  in  abundance  unto  them 
The  waters  are  wrung  out. 

8  And  thus  they  say,  How  can  it  be 

That  God  these  things  doth  know  ? 
Or,  Can  there  in  the  Highest  be 
Knowledge  of  things  below  ? 

9  Behold,  how  these  the  wicked  ones 

Do  prosper  at  their  will 
In  worldly  things  ;  how  they  increase 
In  wealth  and  riches  still ! 

10  I  verily  have  sought  in  vain 
My  heart  to  purify  ; 
And  vainly  also  washed  my  hands 
In  innocence  have  I. 


280  PSALM  LXXIII. 

11  For  daily,  and  all  day  throughout, 

Great  plagues  I  suffered  have ; 
Yea,  every  morning  I  anew 
Did  chastisement  receive. 

12  If  in  this  manner  foolishly 

To  speak  I  would  intend, 
Thy  children's  generation  then 
Behold  I  should  offend. 

13  When  I  this  thought  to  know,  it  was 

Too  hard  a  thing  for  me ; 
Till  to  God's  holy  place  I  went, 
Then  I  their  end  did  see. 

14  Them  set  upon  a  slippery  place 

Assuredly  thou  hast ; 
And  suddenly  didst  thou,  O  Lord, 
Them  to  destruction  cast. 

15  How  in  a  moment  suddenly 

To  ruin  brought  are  they  ! 
With  fearful  terrors  utterly 
They  are  consumed  away. 

16  Even  like  an  empty  dream  when  one 

From  sleeping  doth  arise, 
So  thou,  when  thou  awakest,  Lord, 
Their  image  shalt  despise. 

17  Thus  grieved  within  me  was  my  heart, 

And  me  my  reins  opprest; 
So  rude  was  I,  and  ignorant, 
And  in  thy  sight  a  beast. 


PSALM  LXXIY.  281 

18  Yet  notwithstanding  this,  O  Lord, 

I  ever  am  with  thee ; 
Thou  hast  me  held  by  my  right  hand ; 
And  still  upholdest  me. 

19  With  thy  good  counsel  while  I  live 

Thou  wilt  me  safely  guide ; 
And  into  glory  afterward 
Receive  me  to  abide. 

20  O  whom  have  I  in  heavens  high 

But  thee,  O  Lord,  alone  ? 
And  in  the  earth  whom  I  desire 
Besides  thee  there  is  none. 

21  My  flesh  and  heart  do  faint  and  fail, 

But  God  my  heart  sustains ; 
The  strength  and  portion  of  my  heart 
He  evermore  remains. 

22  For  lo,  they  that  are  far  from  thee 

Forever  perish  shall ; 
And  as  for  those  who  from  thee  stray, 
Thou  hast  destroyed  them  all. 

23  But  surely  it  is  good  for  me 

That  I  draw  near  to  God  : 
In  God  I  trust,  that  all  thy  works 
I  may  declare  abroad. 

PSALM  74.     C.  M. 

1   /~\  GOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off? 
v_y      Is  it  forevermore? 
Against  thy  pasture-sheep  why  doth 
Thy  anger  smoke  so  sore  2 


282  PSALM  LXXIV. 

2  Thy  congregation,  Lord,  do  thou 

In  thy  remembrance  hold ; 
Forget  not  those  who  purchased  were 
By  thee  in  times  of  old. 

3  The  rod  of  thy  inheritance, 

Which  thou  redeemed  hast, 
This  Zion  hill,  in  which  thou  hadst 
Thy  dwelling  in  times  past. 

4  To  these  long  desolations,  Lord, 

O  haste,  and  tarry  not ! 
For  all  the  ills  thy  foes  within 
Thy  holy  place  have  wrought. 

5  Amidst  thy  congregations,  Lord, 

Thy  enemies  do  roar  : 
Their  ensigns  they  set  up  for  signs 
Of  triumph,  thee  before. 

6  A  man  was  famous,  and  was  held 

In  honor  and  renown, 
According  as  with  lifted  axe, 
He  cut  the  thicket  down. 

7  But  all  at  once,  with  axes  now, 

And   hammers,  they  engage  ; 
And  all  the  carved  work  thereof 
They  break  down  in  their  rage. 

8  Thy  holy  place  they  set  on  fire ; 

They  have  defiled  the  same, 
By  casting  down,  even  to  the  ground, 
The  place  where  dwelt  thy  name. 


PSALM  LXXIV.  283 

9  They  said  in  heart,  "  Now  let  them  be 
To  one  destruction  doomed;" 
God's  synagogues  in  all  the  land 
With  fire  they  have  consumed. 

10  Our  signs  we  do  not  now  behold, 

There  is  not  us  among 
A  prophet  now,  nor  any  one 

Who  knows  the  time  how  long. 

11  How  long  shall  adversaries,  Lord, 

Thus  in  reproach  exclaim? 
Shall  enemies  forever  thus 
Blaspheme  thy  holy  name? 

12  Thy  hand,  even  thy  right  hand  of  might, 

Why  dost  thou  thus  draw  back? 
O  from  thy  bosom  pluck  it  out 
For  our  deliv'rance  sake. 

13  Because  my  King  is  God  alone, 

Even  from  the  times  of  old  ; 
He  works,  in  midst  of  all  the  earth, 
Salvation  manifold. 

14  The  sea  by  thy  great  power  to  part 

Asunder  thou  didst  make ; 
And  thou  the  dragons'  heads,  O  Lord, 
Didst  in  the  waters  break. 

15  The  heads  of  the  leviathan 

Thy  hand  did  break  and  give 
To  be  the  people's  sustenance 
Who  in  the  deserts  live. 


2U  PSALM  LXXIV. 

16  The  fount  and  flood  were  cleft  by  thee, 
The  mighty  streams  were  dried. 
The  day  and  night  are  thine,  and  thou 
Didst  light  and  sun  provide. 

.17  By  thee  the  borders  of  the  earth 
Were  settled  everywhere ; 
The  summer  and  the  winter  both 
By  thee  created  were. 

18  That  spiteful  foes  have  thee  reproached, 

In  memory  record ; 
And  that  the  foolish  people  have 
Blasphemed  thy  name,  O  Lord. 

19  O  do  not  to  the  multitude 

Thy  turtle's  soul  give  o'er; 
The  congregation  of  thy  poor 
Forget  not  evermore. 

20  Lord,  to  thy  cov'nant  have  respect ; 

Because  in  every  clime 
Are  earth's  dark  places  filled  with  homes 
Of  cruelty  and  crime. 

21  O  let  not  those  that  are  oppressed 

Return  again  with  shame ; 
Let  those  that  poor  and  needy  are 
Give  praises  to  thy  name. 

22  Do  thou,  O  God,  arise  and  plead 

The  cause  that  is  thy  own  : 
Remember  how  thou  art  reproached 
Still  by  the  foolish  one. 


PSALM   LXXIV.  285 

23  O  Lord,  do  not  forget  the  voice 
Of  such  as  are  thy  foes ; 
Of  them  that  up  against  thee  rise 
The  tumult  ever  grows. 

PSALM  74.     8,  6,  8,  4. 

1  /~\  GOD,  why  hast  thou  cast  us  off?" 
\_J     Why  doth  forever  smoke 

Thy  wrath  against  thy  chosen  race, 
Sheep  of  thy  flock  ? 

2  Thy  church  by  thee  redeemed  of  old 

In  love  remember  still, 
The  rod  of  thy  inheritance, 
This  Zion  hill. 

3  Here  thou  hast  dwelt;  lift  up  thy  feet, 

To  these  sad  ruins  haste, 
Thy  holy  place,  with  wicked  hands 
By  foes  laid  waste. 

4  Thy  enemies  in  triumph  shout 

Where  saints  were  wont  to  pray  ; 
Their  ensigns  on  thy  temple's  walls 
For  signs  display. 

5  Once  men  were  famed  for  felling  trees,, 

But  now  the  carved  work  falls ; 
With  axes  and  with  hammers  now 
They  break  the  walls. 

8  They  have  thy  temple  set  on  fire, 
In  dust  they  have  defiled 
Thy  holy  place  where  dwelt  thy  name, 
Thy  house  despoiled. 


286  PSALM  LXXIV. 

7  They,  to  destroy  us  all  at  once 

Did  in  their  hearts  conspire ; 
Through  all  the  land  God's  synagogues 
They've  burnt  with  fire. 

8  Our  signs  Ave  see  not ;  there  is  now 

No  prophet  us  among, 
Nor  is  there  any  one  who  knows 
The  time  how  long. 

9  O  Lord,  how  long  shall  those  blaspheme 

Thy  name  who  thee  withstand  ? 
Why  hide  thyself?   make  bare  thy  hand, 
Ev'n  thy  right  hand. 

10  Because  God  is  mv  King  of  old  ; 

Salvation  worketh  he, 
Through  all  the  earth,  and  by  his  strength 
Divides  the  sea. 

11  Thou  broken  hast  the  dragons'  heads, 

And  as  their  meat  didst  give 
Leviathan  to  those  who  did 
In  deserts  live. 

12  Fountain  and  flood  thou  didst  divide, 

Made  mighty  rivers  dry; 
The  day  is  thine,  the  night  is  thine, 
The  sun  and  sky. 

13  Thou  hast  established  by  decree 

All  borders  of  the  earth  ; 
To  summer  and  to  winter  thou 
Hast  given  birth. 


PSALM  LXXV.  287 

14  O  Lord,  do  thou  this  keep  in  mind, 

How  enemies  defame, 
And  how  the  foolish  people  have 
Blasphemed  thy  name. 

15  Thy  turtle-dove  deliver  not 

To  crowds  which  it  beset, 
And  thy  poor  flock  forevermore 
Do  not  forget. 

16  Unto  thy  cov'nant  have  respect, 

For  every  where  we  see 
The  earth's  dark  habitations  filled 
With  cruelty. 

17  O  let  not  those  that  are  oppressed 

Return  again  with  shame ; 
But  let  the  poor  and  needy  ones 
Still  praise  thy  name. 

18  Arise,  O  God,  plead  thy  own  cause, 

Keep  thou  in  memory 
How  every  day  the  foolish  man 
Reproacheth  thee. 

19  Of  them  that  up  against  thee  rise 

The  tumult  ever  grows  ; 
Forget  not  thou  the  voice  of  them 
That  are  thy  foes. 

PSALM  75.     C.  M. 

1   T  I  ^0  thee,  O  God,  we  render  thank?, 
_1_       We  render  thanks  to  thee ; 
Because  thy  wondrous  works  declare 
Thy  great  name  near  to  be. 


288  PSALM   LXXV. 

2  I  purpose  when  I  shall  receive 

The  congregation,  Lord, 
Thai  I  will  judgment  uprightly 
To  every  one  award. 

3  The  land  has  been  dissolved  throughout, 

With  all  that  in  it  dwell, 

But  yet  its  pillars  I  bear  up, 

And  them  establish  well. 

4  I  to  the  foolish  people  said, 

Do  not  deal  foolishly ; 
And  unto  those  that  wicked  are, 
Lift  not  your  horn  on  high. 

•3>  Lift  not  your  horn  on  high,  nor  speak 
With  stubborn  neck  ;   but  know, 
Promotion  not  from  east,  nor  west, 
Nor  from  the  south  doth  flow. 

6  But  God  is  judge,  he  puts  down  one, 

And  sets  another  up. 
For  in  the  hands  of  God  Most  High 
Of  red  wine  is  a  cup ; 

7  'Tis  full  of  mixture  ;  he  pours  forth, 

And  makes  the  wicked  all 
Wring  out  the  bitter  dregs  thereof; 
Yea,  and  they  drink  them  shall. 

3  But  I  forever  will  exult, 

I  Jacob's  God  will  praise. 
All  power  of  sinners  will  cut  off; 
But  just  men's  power  will  raise. 


'I 


PSALM   LXXVI.  289 

PSAL3I  76.     C    M 

N  Judah  God  is  known ;  his  name 
In  Israel  is  great; 
In  Salem  is  his  holy  place, 
In  Zion  is  his  seat. 

2  There  arrows  of  the  bow  he  broke, 

The  shield,  the  sword,  the  war. 
More  glorious  thou  than  hills  of  prey ; 
More  excellent  art  far. 

3  The  stout  of  heart  themselves  were  spoiled. 

A  deadly  sleep  they  slept, 
And  none  of  all  the  men  of  might 
Their  strength  of  hands  have  kept. 

4  When  thy  rebuke,  O  Jacob's  God, 

Had  forth  against  them  passed, 
Then  both  the  chariot  and  the  horse 
Were  in  a  dead  sleep  cast. 

5  For  thou,  yea,  thou  ait  to  be  feared, 

And  who,  O  Lord,  is  he 
That  may  stand  up  h  fore  thy  sight, 
If  once  thou  angry  be  ? 

8  From  heaven  judgment  was  proclaimed, 
The  earth  was  still  with  fear, 
When  God  to  judgment  rose,  to  save 
Ail  meek  on  earth  that  were. 
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290  PSALM  LXXVI. 

7  Because  the  very  wrath  of  man 

Unto  thy  praise  redounds ; 
Thou  to  the  remnant  of  his  wrath 
Wilt  set  restraining  bounds. 

8  Yow  to  the  Lord  your  God,  and  pay  j 

All  ye  that  near  him  be, 
Bring  gifts  and  presents  unto  him ; 
To  be  adored  is  he. 

9  For  he  the  spirits  shall  cut  off 

Of  those  that  princes  are  : 
And  to  the  kings  that  are  on  earth 
He  fearful  shall  appear. 

PSALM  76.    L.  M. 

1  ~TN  Judah  God  is  known  and  feared, 
JL     In  Israel  his  name  is  great, 

His  tent  in  Salem  he  hath  reared, 
In  Zion  fixed  his  royal  seat. 

2  He  there  brake  arrows  of  the  bow, 

The  shield,  the  sword,  and  war's  array ; 
More  excellent,  O  Lord,  art  thou, 
More  glorious  far  than  hills  of  prey. 

3  The  stout  of  heart  are  spoiled  in  fight, 

A  deadly  sleep  the  warrior  slept ; 
No  hand  of  all  the  men  of  might 

Its  wonted  strength  or  cunning  kept. 


PSALM    LXXVII.  291 

4  O  Jacob's  God,  at  thy  command 

The  chariot  and  the  horse  went  down  ; 
For  thou  art  dreadful ;  who  can  stand 
Before  the  tempest  of  thy  frown  ? 

5  From  heaven  Jehovah  judgment  gave  ; 

The    trembling    earth   stood   still    and 
feared, 
When  all  the  meek  on  earth  to  save, 

For     righteous    judgment     God      ap- 
peared. 

6  The    wrath    of    man    thee    praise    shall 

bring, 
Remaining  wrath  thy  hand  shall  stay. 
Vow  to  the  Lord  your  God  and  King, 
Be  faithful  all  your  vows  to  pay. 

7  Let  all  around  their  presents  bring 

To  him    whom    all    the    world   should 
fear : 
He  cuts  off  princes ;  God  the  King 

Shall    dreadful    to    earth's    kings   ap- 
pear. 


•i 


PSALM  77.     C.  M. 

WITH  my  voice  cried  unto  God, 
Yea,  unto  God  I  cried  : 
And  to  my  earnest  prayer  his  ear 
He  graciously  applied. 


292  PSALM   LXXVII. 

2  Through  all  the  day  I  sought  the  Lord, 

While  trouble  on  me  pressed  ; 
Through  all  the  night  I  spread  my  hands. 
My  soul  would  take  no  rest. 

3  I  to  remembrance  God  recalled, 

But  trouble  still  remained  ; 

And  overwhelmed  my  spirit  was 

While  I  in  grief  complained. 

4  Thou  dost  withhold  my  eyes  from  sleep, 

When  sleep  and  rest  I  seek ; 
My  trouble  is  so  great  that  I 
Unable  am  to  speak. 

5  I  thought  upon  the  days  of  old, 

The  years  departed  long  ; 
I  held  communion  with  my  heart; 
By  night  recalled  my  song. 

6  My  heart  inquired  with  anxious  care, 

Will  God  forever  spurn  ? 
Shall  we  no  more  his  favor  see  ? 
Will  mercy  ne'er  return  ? 

7  Forever  does  his  promise  fail  ? 

Hath  God  forgotten  grace  ? 
Hath  he  shut  up  his  tender  love  ? 
In  anger  hid  his  face  ? 

8  "  But  this  is  my  infirmity," 

My  thoughts  at  once  reply ; 
I'll  call  back  years  of  God's  right  hand, 
The  years  of  God  Most  High. 


PSALM  LXXVII.  293 

9  I  will  commemorate  the  deeds 
Accomplished  by  the  Lord  ; 
The  wonders  done  of  old  by  thee 
I  surely  will  record. 

10.  I  also  will  of  all  thy  works 
My  meditation  make ; 
And  of  thy  doings  to  discourse 
Great  pleasure  I  will  take. 

110  God,  most  holy  is  thy  way 
In  thy  divine  abode ; 
Who  is  so  great  a  god  of  might 
As  our  Almighty  God? 

12  Thou  art  the  God  of  wondrous  deeds 

Performed  by  thy  right  hand ; 
Thou  hast  declared  thy  strength  among 
The  tribes  of  every  land. 

13  To  thy  own  people  with  thy  arm 

Thou  didst  redemption  bring; 
To  Jacob's  sons,  and  to  the  tribes 
From  Joseph's  house  that  spring. 

14  The  waters  saw  thee,  O  Most  High, 

They  saw,  and  troubled  were ; 

And  from  its  lowest  depths  the  sea 

Was  moved,  and  fled  for  fear. 

15  The  clouds  poured  out  abundant  rain, 

Loud  sounds  filled  all  the  sky ; 
Yea,  here  and  there  on  every  side 
Thy  arrows  swift  did  fly. 


294  PSALM  LXXVIL 

16  In  thunders  loud  along  the  heavens 

Thy  voice  was  uttered  forth ; 
Thy  lightnings  blazed  across  the  world, 
Then  shook  and  quaked  the  earth. 

17  Thy  paths  were  in  the  waters  great, 

Thy  way  was  in  the  sea, 
Thy  footsteps  ?mid  the  deep  sea  waves 
Were  only  known  to  thee. 

18  And  like  a  flock  of  sheep  thou  didst 

Thy  people  safely  guide 
By  Moses  and  by  Aaron's  hand 
Through  all  the  desert  wide. 

PSALM  77.    L    M. 

1  T  CRIED  to  God,  I  cried,  he  heard ; 
_1_     In  day  of  grief  I  sought  the  Lord  ; 
All  night  with  hands  stretched  out  I  wept, 
My  soul  no  comfort  would  accept. 

2  I  thought  of  God,  and  was  distressed ; 
Complained,  yet  trouble  round  me  pressed ; 
Thou  holdest,  Lord,  my  eyes  awake; 

So  great  my  grief  I  cannot  speak. 

3  The  days  of  old  I  called  to  mind, 

The  ancient  years  when  God  was  kind ; 
I  called  to  mind  my  song  by  night, 
My  musing  spirit  sought  for  light. 


0 


PSALM   LXXVII.  295 

Will  God  cast  off  foreverraoro  ? 
His  favor  will  he  ne'er  restore  ? 
Has  grace  forever  passed  away  ? 
Or,  doth  his  promise  fail  for  aye? 

Hath  God  forgotten  to  be  kind? 
His  tender  love  in  wrath  confined  ? 
My  weakness  this,  yet  faith  doth  stand 
Recalling  years  of  God's  right  hand. 


6  The  works  of  old  done  by  the  Lord, 
Thy  wondrous  works  I  will  record  ; 
I'll  muse  on  all  thy  works  so  vast, 
And  talk  of  all  thy  doings  past. 

7  The  holy  place  is  thy  abode  ; 
What  god  so  great  as  is  our  God  ? 

Thy    wondrous    works    thou    hast    made 

known, 
Thy  strength  among  the  people  shown. 

8  Thy  arm  the  sons  of  Jacob  saved, 
And  Joseph's  offspring  when  enslaved. 
The  waters  saw  thee,  God  of  might, 
The  waters  saw  thee  with  affright. 

9  Then  troubled  was  the  mighty  main  ; 
The  clouds  poured  out  abundant  rain; 
The  lowering  skies  send  out  a  sound, 
And  far  thy  arrows  blazed  around. 


296  PSALM  LXXVIII. 

10  Thy     lightnings    flashed,    thy     thunders 

pealed, 
The  trembling  earth  in  terror  reeled ; 
Thou  through  the  sea  thy  way  didst  keep, 
Thy  path  was  in  the  mighty  deep. 

11  Thy  footsteps  were  to  all  unknown  ; 
Thy  goodness  to  thy  flock  was  shown. 
By  Moses'  and  by  Aaron's  hand 

Thou  didst  them  guide  to  Canaan's  land. 


PSALM   78.     C.  M. 

TTEND,  my  people,  to  my  law  : 
Thereto  give  thou  an  ear, 
The  words  that  from  my  mouth  proceed 
Attentively  to  hear. 


'A 


2  My  mouth  shall  speak  a  parable, 

And  sayings  dark  of  old  ; 
The  same  which  we  have  heard  and  known, 
Ev'n  as  our  fathers  told. 

3  We  will  not  from  their  children  hide 

The  wonders  done  by  thee ; 
To  generations  yet  to  come 
These  things  declare  will  we. 

4  The  praises  of  {he  Lord  our  God, 

And  his  almighty  strength, 
The  wondrous  works  that  he  hath  done, 
We  will  show  forth  at  length. 


PSALM    LXXVIII.  297 

5  His  testimony  and  his  law 

In  Israel  did  he  place, 
And  charged  our  fathers  it  to  show 
To  their  succeeding  race ; 

6  That  so  the  race  which  was  to  come 

These  things  might  learn  and  know ; 
And  sons  unborn,  who  should  arise, 
Might  to  their  sons  them  show  : 

7  That  they  might  set  their  hope  in  God, 

And  suffer  not  to  fall 
His  mighty  works  out  of  their  mind, 
But  keep  his  precepts  all : 

8  And  might  not,  like  their  fathers,  be 

A  stiff  rebellious  race  ; 
A  race  not  right  in  heart ;  with  God 
Whose  spirit  faithless  was. 

9  The  sons  of  Ephraim,  who  nor  bows 

Nor  other  arms  did  lack, 
When  as  the  day  of  battle  was, 
Yet  faintly  turned  back. 

10  They  broke  God's  cov'nant,  and  refused 

In  his  commands  to  go  ; 
His  works  and  wonders  they  forgot, 
Which  he  to  them  did  show. 

11  Things  marvellous  he  brought  to  pass; 

Their  fathers  them  beheld 
Within  the  land  of  Egypt  done, 
Yea,  even  Zoan's  field. 


298  PSALM  LXXYIII. 

12  By  him  divided  was  the  sea, 

He  led  them  through  the  flood  ; 
The  waters  on  each  side  he  raised, 
Till  as  a  heap  they  stood. 

13  With  cloud  by  day,  with  light  of  fire 

All  night  he  did  them  guide. 
In  desert,  rocks  he  cleft,  and  drink, 
As  from  great  depths,  supplied. 

14  He  also  from  the  rock  brought  streams, 

Like  floods  made  waters  run. 
Yet,  sinning  more,  in  desert  they 
Provoked  the  highest  One. 

15  For  in  their  heart  they  tempted  God, 

And,  speaking  with  mistrust, 
They  greedily  did  meat  require 
To  satisfy  their  lust. 

16  Against  the  Lord  himself  they  spoke, 

And,  murmuring,  said  thus, 
"  A  table  in  the  wilderness 
Can  God  prepare  for  us? 

17  Behold,  he  smote  the  rock,  and  thence 

Came  streams  and  waters  great ; 
But  can  he  give  his  people  bread, 
And  send  them  flesh  to  eat?" 

18  Jehovah  heard,  his  wrath  arose: 

Then  kindled  was  a  flame 
On  Jacob,  and  on  Israel 
His  indignation  came. 


PSALM    LXXVIII.  299 

19  For  they  believed  not  God,  nor  trust 

In  his  salvation  had ; 
Though  clouds  above  he  did  command, 
And  heaven's  doors  open  made, 

20  And  manna  rained  on  them,  and  gave 

Them  corn  of  heav'n  to  eat. 
Man  angels'  food  did  eat ;  to  them 
He  to  the  full  sent  meat. 

21  He  in  the  heaven  also  caused 

An  eastern  wind  to  blow ; 
And  by  his  power  he  let  out 
The  southern  wind  to  go. 

22  Then  flesh  he  rained  on  them  like  dust 

Which  cannot  numbered  be; 
And  feathered  fowls  in  numbers  vast 
Like  sands  along  the  sea. 

23  At  his  command,  amid  their  camp, 

The  flesh  in  showers  fell ; 
On  every  side  it  fell  about 

The  tents  where  they  did  dwell. 

24  So  they  did  eat  abundantly, 

And  had  of  meat  their  fill ; 
For  he  did  give  to  them  what  was 
Their  own  desire  and  will. 

25  They  from  their  lust  had  not  estranged 

Their  heart  and  their  desire ; 
But  while  the  meat  was  in  their  mouths. 
Which  they  did  so  require, 


300  PSALM  LXXVIII. 

26  God's  wrath  upon  them  came,  and  slew 

The  fattest  of  them  all ; 
And  so  the  choice  of  Israel, 
Overthrown  by  death,  did  fall. 

27  Yet  after  all  the  Lord  had  done, 

They  still  went  on  in  sin  ; 
Nor  did  believe,  although  his  works 
So  wonderful  had  been. 

28  He  therefore  did  in  vanity 

Their  days  consume  and  waste ; 
And  by  his  wrath  their  wretched  years 
Away  in  trouble  passed. 

29  But  when  he  slew  them,  then  they  did 

To  seek  him  show  desire ; 
Yea,  they  returned,  and  after  God 
Did  earnestly  inquire. 

30  And  that  the  Lord  had  been  their  Rock 

They  did  remember  then  ; 
And  that  the  high  almighty  God 
Had  their  Redeemer  been. 

31  Yet  with  their  mouth  they  flattered  him; 

And  with  their  tongues  they  lied ; 
Their  heart  was  not  sincere :  they  from 
His  covenant  turned  aside. 

32  But,  full  of  pity,  he  forgave 

Their  sin,  nor  did  them  slay ; 
!Nor  stirred  up  all  his  wrath,  but  oft 
His  anger  turned  away. 


PSALM   LXXVIII.  301 

33  For  that  they  were  but  fading  flesh 
To  mind  he  did  recall ; 
A  wind  that  passeth  soon  away, 
And  ne'er  returns  at  all. 

34.  How  often  in  the  wilderness 

Did  they  provoke  his  wrath  ! 
How  often  grieve  him,  as  they  marched 
Along  their  desert  path  ! 

35  Yea,  turning  back,  they  tempt  the  Lord, 

And  boldly  limits  place 
About  the  High  and  Holy  One — 
The  God  of  Israel's  race. 

36  And  they  remembered  not  his  hand, 

Nor  yet  the  noted  day 
When  he  redeemed  them  from  the  foe 
Who  sought  them  for  his  prey. 

37  Nor  how  great  signs  in  Egypt  land 

He  openly  had  wrought ; 
What  miracles  in  Zoan's  field 
His  hand  to  pass  had  brought. 

38  How  he  their  rivers  and  their  lakes 

Turned  everywhere  to  blood, 
That  neither  man  nor  beast  could  drink 
Of  standing  lake  or  flood. 

39  Devouring  flies,  of  divers  sorts, 

The  Lord  among  them  brought ; 
And  swarms  of  frogs  o'er  all  the  land, 
Which  great  destruction  wrought. 
26 


302  PSALM  LXXVIII. 

40  He  to  the  caterpillar  gave 

The  fruits  of  all  their  soil ; 
He  gave  the  labors  of  their  hands 
To  be  the  locust's  spoil. 

41  Their  vines  with  hail,  their  sycamores 

He  with  the  frost  did  blast : 
Their  beasts  to  hail  he  gave ;  their  flocks 
Hot  thunderbolts  did  waste. 

42  He  cast  upon  them  anger  fierce ; 

To  burning  wrath  give  vent; 
In  indignation  troubled  them 
By  evil  angels  sent. 

43  He  did  not  spare  their  soul  from  death, 

But  for  his  wrath  made  way ; 
And  to  the  fearful  pestilence 
He  gave  their  life  a  prey. 

44  And  over  Egypt's  land  he  smote 

Their  first  born,  and  their  pride, 
Till  everywhere  in  tents  of  Ham 
Their  chief  of  strength  had  died. 

45  But  forth  from  thence  like  sheep  he  brought 

His  own,  his  chosen  band, 
And  led  his  people  like  a  flock 
Across  the  desert  land. 

46  And  on  their  journey  he  them  led, 

Secure  from  ev'ry  fear. 
But  by  the  sea's  o'erwhelming  waves 
Their  en'mies  covered  were. 


PSALM   LXXYIII.  303 

47  To  borders  of  his  holy  place 

The  Lord  his  people  brought, 
Ev'n  to  the  mountain  which  for  them 
His  own  right  hand  had  bought. 

48 -The  nations  which  in  Canaan  dwelt, 
He  also  by  his  hand. 
Before  his  people's  face,  expelled 
Beyoad  their  native  land  ; 

49  Which  for  inheritance  to  them 

By  line  he  did  divide, 
And  made  the  tribes  of  Israel 
Within  their  tents  abide. 

50  But  God  Most  High  they  did  provoke, 

They  tempted  him  again  ; 
His  testimonies  to  observe 
Their  will  did  not  incline : 

51  But,  like  their  fathers,  they  turned  back 

In  faithlessness  and  pride, 

And  like  a  false,  deceitful  bow, 

They  all  were  turned  aside. 

52  Because  to  anger  they  provoked 

The  Lord  with  places  high, 
And  with  their  graven  images 
Moved  him  to  jealousy. 

53  When  God  heard  this,  he  angry  was, 

And  much  loathed  Isr'el  then  : 
So  Shiloh's  tent  he  left,  the  tent 
Which  he  had  placed  with  men. 


304  PSALM  LXXVIIL 

54  And  he  his  strength  delivered  o'er 

To  long  captivity  ; 
He  left  his  glory  in  the  hand 
Of  his  proud  enemy. 

55  His  people  also  to  the  sword 

In  anger  o'er  he  turned : 
Against  his  own  inheritance 
His  wrath  so  fiercely  burned. 

56  The  fire  consumed  their  choice  young  men  * 

Their  maids  no  marriage  had  ; 
And  when  their  priests  fell  by  the  sword, 
Their  wives  no  mourning  made. 

57  But  then  the  Lord  arose,  as  one 

That  doth  from  sleep  awake  ; 
And  like  a  giant  that,  by  wine 
Refreshed,  a  shout  doth  make. 

58  And  on  the  backs  of  fleeing  foes 

He  caused  his  strokes  to  fall, 
And  to  reproach  perpetual 
He  put  his  en'mies  all. 

59  Moreover  Joseph's  tent  he  spurned, 

Nor  Ephraim's  tribe  approved  • 
But  Judah's  tent  Jehovah  chose, 
The  Zion  Mount  he  loved. 

60  And  like  the  firm  and  lofty  hills 

He  built  his  holy  place ; 
Yea,  strong  as  earth's  foundations  fast, 
He  gave  it  changeless  base. 


PSALM   LXXIX.  305 

61  Of  David  as  his  servant  then 

He  sovereign  choice  did  make, 
And  him,  from  out  the  folds  of  sheep, 
The  Lord  was  pleased  to  take. 

62  From  waiting  on  the  suckling  ewes, 

He  brought  him  forth  to  feed 
His  Israel,  his  heritage, 
His  people,  Jacob's  seed. 

63  So  with  integrity  of  heart 

He  did  them  wisely  feed ; 
And  with  his  skilfulness  of  hands 
He  did  them  safely  lead. 

PSALM  79.     C    M 

1  XXTO  thy  heritage,  O  God, 

_1_     Have  heathen  entrance  made ; 
Thy  holy  place  they  have  defiled, 
On  heaps  Jerus'lem  laid. 

2  Thy  servants'  bodies  they  have  cast 

To  fowls  of  heaven  for  meat ; 
The  flesh  of  thy  dear  saints  they  gave 
To  beasts  of  earth  to  eat. 

3  Their  blood  about  Jerusalem 

Like  water  they  have  shed  ; 
And  of  their  number  none  remained 
To  bury  them  when  dead. 

4  And  to  our  neighbors  a  reproach 

Most  base  become  are  we ; 
A  scorn  and  laughing-stock  to  them 
That  round  about  us  be. 


306  PSALM  LXXIX. 

5  How  long,  O  Lord  ?  for  evermore 

Wilt  thou  still  keep  thine  ire  ? 
O  how  long  shall  thy  jealousy 
Burn  like  devouring  fire  ? 

6  On  heathen  pour  thy  fury  forth, 

That  never  have  thee  known, 
And  on  those  kingdoms  which  thy  name 
Have  never  called  upon. 

7  For  these  are  they  who  have  devoured 

Thy  servant  Jacob's  race, 
And  they,  all  waste  and  desolate 
Have  made  his  dwelling-place. 

8  Against  us  mind  not  former  sins ; 

Thy  tender  mercies  show  ; 
Let  them  relieve  us  speedily, 
For  we're  brought  very  low. 

9  For  thy  name's  glory  help  us,  Lord, 

Who  hast  our  Saviour  been  : 
Deliver  us  ;  for  thy  name's  sake, 
O  purge  away  our  sin. 

10  Why  say  the  heathen,  Where's  their  God? 

Let  him  to  them  be  known ; 
When  those  who  shed  thy  servants'  blood 
Are  in  our  sight  o'erthrown. 

11  O  let  the  prisoner's  sighs  ascend 

Before  thy  sight  on  high  : 
Preserve  those  in  thy  mighty  power 
That  are  condemned  to  die. 


PSALM  LXXIX.  307 

12  And  to  our  neighbor's  bosom  cause 

It  seven-fold  rendered  be, 
For  that  reproach  which  in  their  spite, 
O  Lord,  they  cast  on  thee. 

13  So  we,  thy  people  and  thy  flock, 

Will  ever  thank  thy  name; 
And  unto  generations  all 

We  will  thy  praise  proclaim. 

JPSALM  79.     S    M. 

1  /~\  GOD,  the  heathen  hosts 
V_y      Thy  heritage  invade  ; 

Thy  holy  house  they  have  defiled, 
In  heaps  Jerus'iem  laid. 

2  Thy  servants  they  when  dead 

Have  given  to  fowls  for  meat ; 
And  thy  saints'  flesh  they  have  cast  forth 
For  beasts  of  earth  to  eat. 

3  About  Jerusalem, 

Like  water,  they  have  shed 
Thy  servants'  blood,  and  none  was  left 
To  bury  them  when  dead. 

4  Our  scoffing  neighbors  now 

With  base  reproach  us  wound  ; 
A  scorn  and  laughing-stock  we  are 
To  all  the  nations  round. 

5  How  long,  O  Lord,  how  long 

Wilt  thou  retain  thine  ire? 
How  long  shall  thy  fierce  jealousy 
Burn  like  devouring  fire  ? 


308  PSALM   LXXIX. 

6  On  heathen  pour  thy  wrath 

Like  fierce  consuming  flame; 
On  kingdoms  which  have  never  known, 
Nor  called  upon  thy  name. 

7  Because  they  have  devoured 

Thy  servant  Jacob's  race ; 
They  have  made  desolate  and  waste 
His  pleasant  dwelling-place. 

8  Mind  not  our  former  sins; 

Thy  tender  mercies  show ; 

O  let  them  visit  us  with  speed, 

We  are  brought  very  low. 

9  For  thy  name's  glory  help, 

Who  hast  our  Saviour  been  ; 
Deliver  us  for  thy  name's  sake, 
And  purge  away  our  sin. 

10  Why  should  the  heathen  scoff, 

And  say,  "  Where  is  their  God?" 
Be  known  to  them  before  our  eyes 
Avenging  thy  saints'  blood. 

11  In  mercy,  Lord,  draw  near, 

And  hear  the  pris'ner's  sigh  ; 
Preserve  those  in  thy  mighty  power 
That  are  condemned  to  die. 

12  And  to  our  neighbors,  Lord, 

Be  seven-fold  repaid, 
To  their  own  bosoms,  that  reproach 
Which  they  on  thee  have  laid. 


PSALM   LXXX.  309 

1.?  So  we  thy  chosen  flock 

Will  ever  praise  thy  name; 
With  thankful  hearts  to  ages  all 
Thy  praise  we  will  proclaim. 

PSALM  80.     C    M. 

1  TTEAR,  Isr'el's  Shepherd !  like  a  flock 
JZL     Thou  that  dost  Joseph  guide ; 
Shine  forth,  O  thou  that  dost  between 

The  cherubim  abide. 

2  In  Ephraim's,  and  Benjamin's, 

And  in  Manasseh's  sight, 
O  come  for  our  salvation,  Lord, 
Stir  up  thy  strength  and  might. 

3  Turn  us  again,  O  Lord  our  God, 

Restore  us  unto  thee ; 
O  cause  thy  face  to  shine  on  us, 
And  saved  we  then  shall  be. 

4  O  Lord  of  hosts,  almighty  God, 

How  long  shall  kindled  be 
Thy  wrath  against  the  prayer  which 
Thy  people  make  to  thee  ? 

5  Thou  tears  of  sorrow  giv'st  to  them 

Instead  of  bread  to  eat ; 
Thou  givest  tears  instead  of  drink 
To  them  in  measure  great. 

6  Thou  makest  us  to  neighbors  all 

A  strife  on  every  side, 
Our  enemies  among  themselves 
With  laughter  us  deride. 


310  PSALM   LXXX. 

7  Turn  us  again,  O  God  of  hosts, 

Restore  us  unto  thee. 
O  cause  thy  face  to  shine  on  us 
And  saved  we  then  shall  be. 

8  A  vine  from  Egypt  thou  hast  brought, 

By  thy  almighty  hand  ; 
And  thou  hast  cast  the  heathen  out, 
To  plant  it  in  their  land. 

9  Before  it  thou  a  place  didst  make, 

And  give  it  room  to  stand ; 
Thou  causedst  it  deep  root  to  take, 
And  it  did  fill  the  land. 

10  Its  shadow  veiled  the  highest  hills, 

It  covered  mountains  o'er ; 

And  like  the  goodly  cedars  were 

The  branches  which  it  bore. 

11  Upon  the  one  hand,  to  the  sea, 

Her  boughs  she  forth  did  send ; 
Upon  the  other,  to  the  flood, 
Her  branches  did  extend. 

1 2  Why  hast  thou  broken  down  her  hedge. 

And  taken  it  away, 
So  that  all  passers  by  do  pluck 
And  make  of  her  a  prey  ? 

13  The  boar  that  from  the  forest  comes 

Doth  waste  it  at  his  will ; 
The  wild  beast  also  of  the  field 
Devours  of  it  his  fill. 


PSALM   LXXX.  311 

14  O  God  of  hosts,  we  thee  beseech, 

Return  now  unto  thine; 
Look  down  from  heaven,  and  behold, 
And  visit  thou  this  vine  : 

15  Ev'n  this  thy  vineyard  planted  here, 

The  work  of  thy  right  hand, 
And  that  same  branch,  which  for  thyself 
Thou  hast  made  strong  to  stand. 

16  Burnt  up  it  is  with  flaming  fire, 

It  also  is  cut  down  : 
And  perished  utterly  are  they, 
Because  thy  face  did  frown. 

17  O  let  thy  hand  be  laid  upon 

The  man  of  thy  right  hand, 
The  Son  of  man,  whom  for  thyself 
Thou  hast  made  strong  to  stand. 

18  So  henceforth  we  will  not  go  back, 

Nor  turn  from  thee  at  all : 

O  do  thou  quicken  us,  and  we 

Upon  thy  name  will  call. 

19  Turn  us  again,  Lord  God  of  hosts, 

Restore  us  unto  thee ; 
O  cause  thy  face  to  shine  on  us, 
And  saved  we  then  shall  be. 


312  PSALM   LXXX. 

PSALM  80.     lis. 

1  S~\  THOU  who  the  Shepherd  of  Israel 
W         art, 

Give  ear  to  our  prayer,  and  thy  favor  im- 
part; 
Thou  leader  of  Joseph,  thou  guide   of  his 

'Mid  cherubim  dwelling,  thy  glory  display. 

2  In  Ephraim's,  Manasseh's  and  Benjamin's 

sight, 
O  come  thou  and  save  us :  awake  in   thy 

might. 
O  God,  give  us  favor,  restore  to  thy  grace ; 
And  then  we  shall  live  in  the  light  of  thy 

face. 

3  How  long  wilt  thou  turn  in   fierce  anger 

away, 
O  Lord  God  of  hosts,  when  thy  people  do 

pray? 
With  tear-bread   of  sorrow  their   table    is 

laid ; 
Of  tears'  bitter  mixture  their  drink   thou 

hast  made. 

4  A  strife  thou  hast  made  us  to  neighbors 

around, 
Our   foes   in   their   laughter   and    scoffing 
abound. 


PSALM   LXXX.  313 

O   Lord   God   of  hosts,    us   restore   to   thy 

grace, 
And  then  we  shall  live  in  the  light  of  thy 

face. 


5  From  Egypt's  dark  border  a  vine  thou  didst 

take  : 
Destroying   the   heathen   didst  room  for  it 

make. 
Where    planted    it   grew  at   thy   so v 'reign 

command, 
With  roots  deeply  set  and  boughs  filling  the 

land. 


6  The    mountains  were  covered   beneath    its 

deep  shade, 

The  cedars  of  God  with  the  boughs  it  dis- 
played ; 

Her  boughs  to  the  sea  afar  oif  she  did 
send, 

Her  branches  far  out  to  the  river  extend. 

7  O  why  hast  thou  taken  her  hedges  away, 
That  all  who  pass  by  her  may  make  her  ai 

prey  ?  ■ 

The   boar   from   the   forest   destroys  at  his 

will, 
The  beasts  of  the  field  are  devouring  her 

still. 
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314  PSALM  LXXXI. 

8  Return,    God    of    hosts,    0    return    untft 

thine ; 
Look  down  from  the  heavens  and  visit  this 

vine; 
This  vine,  which  was  planted  by  thy  mighty 

hand  ; 
This  branch  for  thyself,  which  thou  madesl 

to  stanch 

9  The  axe  hews  it  down  ;  it  is  burned  in  the 

fire; 
They  perish,  rebuked  in  thy  terrible  ire. 
O  lay  then  thy  hand  on  the   man   of  thy 

might, 
The  Son  of  man  made  to  stand  strong  in 

thy  sight. 

10  No   more   shall  Ave  wander,  delighting  in 

shame ; 
Revive  us,  O  Lord ;  we  will  call  on  thy 

name. 
O   Lord   God   of  hosts,  us  restore  to  thy 

grace, 
And  then  we  shall  live  in  the  light  of  thy 

face. 

PSALM  81.     C  M. 

1    Q1 ING  loud  to  God  our  strength ;  with 
O     To  God  of  Jacob  sing.  [joy 

Take  up  a  psalm,  the  pleasant  harp, 
Timbrel  and  psalt'ry  bring. 


PSALM  LXXXI.  315 

2  Blow  trumpets  at  new-moon,  what  day 

Our  feast  appointed  is  : 
For  charge  to  Isr'el,  and  a  law 
Of  Jacob's  God  was  this  : 

3  This  testimony  he  ordained 

In  Joseph,  when  the  land 
Of  Egypt  he  passed  through,  whose  speech 
I  did  not  understand. 

4  His  shoulder  I  from  burdens  took, 

His  hands  from  pots  did  free. 
Thou  didst  in  trouble  on  me  call, 
And  I  delivered  thee  : 

5  In  secret  place  of  thundering 

I  did  thee  answer  make ; 
And  at  the  streams  of  Meribah 
Of  thee  a  proof  did  take. 

6  O  thou,  my  people,  give  an  ear, 

I'll  testify  to  thee ; 
To  thee,  O'lsr'el,  if  thou  wilt 
But  hearken  unto  me. 

7  In  midst  of  thee  there  shall  not  be 

A  heathen  god  at  all ; 
Xor  unto  any  God  unknown 
Thou,  bowing  down,  shalt  fall. 

S  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God,  who  did 
From  Egypt  land  thee  guide ; 
I'll  fill  thy  mouth  abundantly, 
Do  thou  it  open  wide. 


316  PSALM  LXXXIL 

9  My  people  would  not  hear  my  voice, 
My  presence  Isr'el  spurned  : 
I  gave  them  then  to  stubborn  hearts, 
And  where  they  would,  they  turned. 

10  O  that  my  people  had  me  heard, 

Isr'el  my  ways  had  chose ! 
I  had  their  en'mies  soon  subdued, 
My  hand  turned  on  their  foes. 

11  The  haters  of  the  Lord  to  him 

Submission  should  have  feigned ; 
But  as  for  them,  their  time  should  have 
For  evermore  remained. 

12  He  should  have  also  fed  them  with 

The  finest  of  the  wheat ; 
Of  honey  from  the  rock  thy  fill 
I  should  have  made  thee  eat. 

PSALM  82.     C    M. 

1  HTN  gods'  assembly  God  doth  stand  ; 
J_     He  judgeth  gods  among. 

How  long,  accepting  persons  vile, 
Will  ye  give  judgment  wrong? 

2  Defend  the  poor  and  fatherless ; 

To  poor  oppressed  do  right. 
The  poor  and  needy  ones  set  free ; 
Them  save  from  ill  men's  might. 

3  They  know  not,  nor  will  understand  ; 

In  darkness  they  walk  on  : 
For  all  foundations  of  the  earth 
Out  of  their  course  are  gone. 


PSALM   LXXXIL  31 

I  said  that  ye  are  gods,  and  are 
The  sons  of  God  Most  High  ; 

But  as  the  princes  ye  shall  fall, 
Like  men  ye  all  shall  die. 

O  mighty  God,  do  thou  arise, 
The  earth  to  judgment  call : 

For  thou,  as  thine  inheritance, 
Shalt  take  the  nations  all. 

JPSAL3I 82.     C.  M.     (Second.) 

AMONG  assembled  men  of  might, 
The  mighty  God  doth  stand  : 
He  stands  to  order  judgment  right 
To  judges  of  the  land. 

How  long  will  ye,  with  wrongful  aid, 
Th'  oppressor's  cause  protect  ? 

How  long,  by  gift  and  favor  swayed, 
The  wicked  man  respect? 

Protect  the  fatherless  and  weak, 
Defend  the  poor  distressed  ; 

And  give  del iv 'ranee  to  the  meek 
By  lawless  power  oppressed. 

They  will  not  know  nor  understand, 

In  darkness  on  they  go : 
Quake  all  the  pillars  of  the  land  ; 

They  totter  to  and  fro. 

"True,  ye  are  gods,  ye  kings,"  I  said  ; 
*  "And  sons  of  God*  Most  High  ; 
Yet  as  the  sons  of  men  ye  fade, 
And  as  the  princes  die." 


318  PSALM  LXXXIII. 

6  Arise,  O  God,  assert  thy  right, 
Pronounce  thy  just  decree  ; 
The  heritage  of  earth  by  right 
Belongs,  O  Lord,  to  thee. 

PSALM  83.     C    M 

1  TT^EEP  not,  O  God,  we  thee  entreat, 

i\      O  keep  not  silence  now  : 
Hold  not  thy  peace,  O  mighty  God, 
And  still  no  more  be  thou. 

2  For  lo  !  what  tumults,  in  their  rage, 

Thy  enemies  have  made! 
And  they  that  haters  are  of  thee 
Have  lifted  up  the  head. 

3  Against  thy  chosen  people  they 

Do  crafty  counsel  take ; 
And  they  against  thy  hidden  ones 
Do  consultations  make. 

4  Come  on,  we'll  cut  their  nation  off, 

We'll  blot  them  out,  said  they ; 
And  thus  shall  Israel's  race  and  name 
From  mem'ry  pass  away. 

5  With  one  consent  they  have  conspired, 

Against  thee  they  combined  ; 
With  Edom's  tents,  the  Ishma'lites, 
With  Moab,  Hagar  joined. 

6  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  Amalek, 

Philistia,  those  of  Tyre, 
And  Assur  joined  with  them  ;  to  help 
Lot's  children  they  conspire. 


PSALM  LXXXIV.  319 

7  To  them  as  unto  Midiao  do, 

Jabin  at  Kison  strand  ; 
And  Sis'ra,  which  at  Endor  fell, 
To  fertilize  the  land. 

8  Like  Oreb  and  like  Zeeb  make 

Their  noble  men  to  fall ; 
Like  Zeba  and  Zalmunna  make 
Their  noble  princes  all : 

9  Who  said,  For  our  inheritance 

Let  us  God's  houses  take. 
My  God,  them  like  a  wheel,  as  chaff 
Before  the  wind,  them  make. 

10  As  fire  consumes  the  wood,  as  flame 

Doth  mountains  set  on  fire, 
O  chase  and  frighten  them  with  storm 
And  tempest  of  thine  ire. 

11  "With  shame  their  faces  fill,  0  Lord, 

That  they  may  seek  thy  name. 
Let  them  confounded  be,  and  vexed. 
Yea,  perish  in  their  shame : 

12  That  men    may  know,  that   thou,  whose 

Jehovah  is  alone,  [name 

As  God  Most  High,  o'er  all  the  earth, 
Art  seated  on  thy  throne. 

PSALM  84.     C.  M 

1   r\  LORD  of  hosts,  how  lovely  is 
V_y     The  place  where  thou  dost  dwell  J 
The  tabernacles  of  thy  grace 
In  pleasant^Qs?  excel. 


320  PSALM  LXXXIY. 

2  My  soul  doth  long,  yea  even  faint, 

Jehovah's  courts  to  see ; 
My  heart  and  flesh  are  crying  out, 

0  living  God,  for  thee. 

3  Behold,  the  sparrow  findeth  out 

A  house  wherein  to  rest; 
The  swallow  also  for  herself 
Hath  found  a  peaceful  nest. 

4  And  there  securely  sheltered  she 

Her  young  ones  forth  may  bring ; 
So  thy  own  altars,  Lord  of  hosts, 

1  seek,  my  God  and  King. 

5  Blest  all  who  dwell  within  thy  house, 

They  ever  give  thee  praise. 
And  blest  the  man  whose  strength  thou  art^ 
In  whose  heart  are  the  ways : 

6  Who  passing  on  through  Baca's  vale, 

Do  make  of  it  a  well ; 
And  copious  rains  descending  there, 
The  pools  with  water  fill. 

7  So  they  from  strength  unwearied  go 

Still  forward  unto  strength  ; 
And  they  in  Zion  shall  appear 
Before  the  Lord,  at  length. 

8  Lord  God  of  hosts,  my  prayer  hear; 

O  Jacob's  God,  give  ear. 
See,  God,  our  shield,  look  on  the  fa<3w 
Of  thy  anointed  dear. 


PSALM  LXXXIV.  321 

9  For  in  thy  courts  one  day  excels 
A  thousand  ;  rather  in 
My  God's  house  will  I  keep  a  doorr 
Than  dwell  in  tents  of  sin. 

10  For  God  the  Lord's  a  sun  and  shield  : 

He'll  grace  and  glory  give ; 
And  no  good  thing  will  he  withhold 
From  them  that  justly  live. 

1 1  O  thou  that  art  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

That  man  is  truly  blest, 
Who  with  unshaken  confidence 
On  thee  alone  doth  rest. 

PSALM  84.     7s  and  6s. 

1  "T  ORD  God  of  hosts,  how  lovely 

1  J     The  place  where  thou  dost  dwell! 
Thy  tabernacles  holy 
In  pleasantness  excel. 

2  My  soul  is  longing,  fainting, 

Jehovah's  courts  to  see ; 
My  heart  and  flesh  are  crying, 

0  living  God,  for  thee. 

3  Behold,  the  sparrow  findeth 

A  house  in  which  to  rest, 
The  swallow  hath  discovered 
Where  she  may  build  her  nest; 

4  And  where,  securely  sheltered, 

Her  young  she  forth  may  brings 
So,  Lord  of  hosts,  thy  altars 

1  seek,  my  God,  my  King. 


322  PSALM  LXXXIV. 

5  Blest  who  thy  house  inhabit, 

They  ever  give  thee  praise  ; 
Blest  all  whom  thou  dost  strengthen, 
Who  love  the  sacred  ways. 

6  Who  pass  through  Baca's  valley, 

And  make  in  it  a  well ; 
There  rains  in  showers  abundant 
The  pools  with  water  fill. 

7  So  they  from  strength  unwearied 

Go  forward  unto  strength, 
Till  they  appear  in  Zion, 
Before  the  Lord  at  length. 

8  O  hear,  Lord  God  of  Jacob, 

To  me  an  answer  yield  ; 
The  face  of  thy  Anointed, 
Behold,  O  God,  our  Shield. 

9  One  day  excels  a  thousand, 

If  spent  thy  courts  within  ; 

I'll  choose  thy  threshold  rather 

Than  dwell  in  tents  of  sin. 

10  Our  sun  and  shield,  Jehovah, 

Will  grace  and  glory  give; 
No  good  will  he  deny  them 
That  uprightly  do  live. 

11  O  God  of  hosts,  Jehovah, 

How  blest  is  every  one 
Who  confidence  reposes 
On  thee,  O  Lord,  alone. 


■o 


PSALM  LXXXV.  323 

PSALM  85.     C  M 
LORD,  thou  hast  thy  favor  shown 


To  thy  beloved  land  : 
And  Jacob's  captive  state  thou  hast 
Recalled  with  mighty  hand. 


•&• 


2  Thou  to  thy  people  all  their  sins 

Most  freely  pardoned  hast ; 
And  over  all  their  trespasses 
Thou  hast  a  covering  cast. 

3  Thou  all  thy  anger  hast  removed; 

From  wrath  hast  turned  to  peace : 
O  God,  our  Saviour,  turn  thou  us, 
And  make  thy  wrath  to  cease. 

4  Shall  thy  displeasure  thus  endure 

Against  us  without  end? 
Wilt  thou  to  generations  all 
Thy  anger  still  extend  ? 

5  Shall  not  thy  people  joy  in  thee  T 

Wilt  thou  not  us  revive  ? 
O  Lord,  to  us  thy  mercy  show, 
And  thy  salvation  give. 

6  I'll  hear  what  God  the  Lord  will  speak; 

For  he  will  speak  in  peace, 

To  all  his  people  and  his  saints, 

Let  them  from  folly  cease. 

7  To  such  alone  as  fear  the  Lord, 

Is  his  salvation  near, 
That  as  a  dweller  in  our  land 
His  glory  may  appear. 


324  PSALM  LXXXV. 

8  Truth  met  with  mercy,  righteousness 
And  peace  kissed  mutually ; 
Truth  springs  from  earth,  and  righteousness 
Looks  down  from  heaven  high. 

'9  Yea,  what  is  good  the  Lord  shall  give; 
Our  land  shall  yield  increase: 
And  right,  to  set  us  in  his  steps, 
Shall  go  before  his  face. 

JPSAL3I 85.     L    P.  M. 

1  ~T~  ORD,    thou    hast    favor    shown    thy 
JL/         land, 

And  brought  back  Jacob's  captive  band ; 

Thy  people's  sins  thou  pardoned  hast, 
And  all  their  guilt  hast  covered  o'er, 
Removed  from  them  thine  anger  sore, 

All  thy  fierce  wrath  behind  thee  cast. 

2  Turn  us,  O  God  our  Saviour,  turn, 
Nor  longer  let  thine  anger  burn. 

Wilt  thou  forever  angry  be? 
Through  ages  shall  thy  wrath  survive  ? 
Wilt  thou  not  us  again  revive, 

That  so  we  may  rejoice  in  thee? 

3  O  Lord,  to  us  thy  mercy  show, 
And  thy  salvation  now  bestow  ; 

We  wait  to  hear  what  God  will  say : 
Peace  to  his  people  he  will  speak, 
And  to  his  saints,  but  let  them  seek 

No  more  in  folly's  path  to  stray. 


PSALM  LXXXVI.  325 

4  His  saving  help  is  surely  near 
To  those  his  holy  name  that  fear ; 

Thus  glory  dwells  in  all  our  land. 
Xow  heavenly  truth  unites  with  grace, 
And  righteousness  and  peace  embrace, 

In  full  accord  they  ever  stand. 

5  Truth  springing  forth  the  earth  shall  crown, 
And  righteousness  from  heav'n  look  down, 

And  God  on  us  his  goodness  shed  : 
Our  land  shall  then  with  plenty  flow ; 
Before  him  righteousness  shall  go, 

And  cause  us  in  his  steps  to  tread. 

PSALM  86.     C  M 

1  f~\  LORD,  do  thou  bow  down  thy  ear, 
V/     And  hear  me  graciously  ; 
Because  I  sorely  troubled  am, 

I  am  in  poverty. 

2  Because  I'm  holy,  let  my  soul 

By  thee  delivered  be  : 
O  thou  my  God,  thy  servant  save, 
That  puts  his  trust  in  thee. 

3  Since  unto  thee  I  daily  cry, 

Be  merciful  to  me. 
Rejoice  thy  servant's  soul;  for,  Lord, 
I  lift  my  soul  to  thee. 

4  For  thou,  O  Lord,  most  gracious  art, 

And  ready  to  forgive  ; 
And  rich  in  mercy,  all  that  call 
Upon  thee  to  relieve. 

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32G  PSALM  LXXXVI. 

5  O  Lord,  my  prayer  hear ;  the  voice 

Of  my  req  uest  attend  : 
In  troublous  times  I'll  call  on  thee ; 
For  thou  wilt  answer  send. 

6  O  Lord,  among  the  heathen  gods 

Like  thee  there  is  not  one ; 
Nor  are  there  any  works,  O  Lord, 
Like  those  which  thou  hast  done. 

7  All  nations,  Lord,  whom  thou  hast  made 

Shall  come  and  praise  proclaim  ; 
Before  thy  face,  they  worship  shall, 
And  glorify  thy  name. 

8  Because  thou  art  exceeding  great, 

And  works  by  thee  are  done, 
Which  are  to  be  admired  ;  and  thou 
Art  God  thyself  alone. 

9  Teach  me  thy  way,  and  in  thy  truth, 

O  Lord,  then  walk  will  I ; 
Unite  my  heart,  that  I  thy  name 
May  fear  continually. 

10  O  Lord  my  God,  with  all  my  heart 

Thy  praise  I  will  proclaim ; 
I  will  ascribe  forevermore 
All  glory  to  thy  name. 

1 1  Because  thy  mercy  toward  me 

In  greatness  doth  excel ; 
And  thou  delivered  hast  my  soul 
Out  from  the  lowest  hell. 


PSALM  LXXXVIL  327 

12  0  God,  the  proud  against  me  rise, 

And  violent  men  have  met, 
That  for  ray  soul  have  sought ;  and  thee 
Before  them  have  not  set. 

13  But  thou,  Jehovah,  art  a  God 

In  whom  compassions  flow  ; 
Thy  mercy,  grace  and  truth  abound, 
Thou  art  to  anger  slow. 

14  O  turn  to  me  thy  countenance, 

And  mercy  on  me  have; 
Thy  servant  strengthen,  and  the  son 
Of  thine  own  handmaid  save. 

15  Show  me  a  sign  for  good,  that  they 

Who  do  me  hate  may  see, 
And  be  ashamed ;  because  thou,  Lord, 
Didst  help  and  comfort  me. 

PSALM  87.     C.  M. 

1  TTPOX  the  hills  of  holiness 

U       He  his  foundation  sets. 
And  more  than  Jacob's  dwellings  all, 
The  Lord  loves  Zion's  gates. 

2  Things  glorious  are  said  of  thee, 

Thou  city  of  the  Lord. 
Rahab  and  Babel  I,  to  those 
That  know  me,  will  record : 

3  Behold  ev'n  Tyrus,  and  with  it 

The  land  of  Palestine, 
And  likewise  Ethiopia ; 

This  man  was  born  therein. 


328  PSALM  LXXXYI1. 

4  Of  Zion  they  shall  say,  this  man 

And  that  man  born  were  there, 
And  he  that  is  the  highest  shall 
Himself  establish  her. 

5  When  God  the  people  writes,  he'll  count 

That  this  man  born  was  there. 
There  they  shall  be,  who  sing  and  play  : 
My  wrell-springs  in  thee  are. 

PSALM  87,    Is. 

1  /^l  OD'S  foundation  stands  unmoved, 
\JT     On  the  high  and  holy  hills ; 
Zion's  gates  by  him  are  loved, 

More  than  tents  where  Jacob  dwells. 

2  O  thou  city  of  the  Lord, 

Glorious  things  are  said  of  thee ; 
Babylon,  I  will  record, 

Rahab,  too,  as  knowing  me. 

3  Tyre,  Philistia,  Cush,  behold, 

Born  in  her,  her  name  adorn  : 
It  of  Zion  shall  be  told, 

Multitudes  in  her  were  born. 

4  God  the  Highest  by  his  might 

Will  establish  her  on  earth  ; 
God  shall  nations'  records  write, 

Counting,  u  These  in  her  had  birth." 

5  Those  on  instruments  that  play, 

Shall  with  singers  joyful  be; 
And  with  one  accord  shall  say, 

"  All  my  springs  are  found  in  thee." 


PSALM    LXXXVIII.  329 

PSALM  88.     C    M 

1  "   "  ORD  God,  my  Saviour,  day  and  night 

I  J     Before  thee  cried  have  I. 
Before  thee  let  my  prayer  come ; 
Give  ear  unto  my  cry. 

2  For  troubles  great  do  fill  ray  soul ; 

My  life  draws  nigh  the  grave. 

I'm  numbered  with  the  buried  dead 

And  such  as  no  strength  have. 

3  But  like  the  slain  in  grave  that  lie, 

Among  the  dead  I'm  free ; 
Like  slain,  whom  thou  forgotten  hast, 
Who  are  cut  off  from  thee. 

4  Thou  hast  me  laid  in  lowest  pit, 

In  deep  and  darksome  caves. 
Thy  wrath  lies  hard  on  me,  thou  hast 
Me  pressed  with  all  thy  waves. 

5  Thou  hast  put  far  from  me  my  friends, 

By  them  I  am  abhorred. 
I  am  shut  up,  and  there  is  none 
Who  freedom  can  afford. 

6  By  reason  of  my  deep  distress, 

Mine  eye  mourns  dolefully: 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  I  call,  and  stretch 
My  hands  continually. 

7  Wilt  thou  show  wonders  to  the  dead  ? 

Shall  they  rise,  and  thee  bless  ? 
Shall  in  the  grave  thy  love  be  told? 
In  death  thy  faithfulness  ? 


330  PSALM    LXXXVIII. 

8  Shall  thy  great  wonders  in  the  dark, 

Or  shall  thy  righteousness 
Be  known  to  any  in  the  land 
Of  deep  forgetfulness  ? 

9  But,  Lord,  to  thee  I  cried ;  my  prayer 

Each  morn  shall  rise  to  thee. 
Lord,  why  dost  thou  cast  off  my  soul, 
Why  hide  thy  face  from  me? 

10  Distressed  am  I,  and  from  my  youth 

I  ready  am  to  die ; 
Thy  terrors  I  have  borne;  I  am 
Distracted  fearfully. 

11  By  thy  fierce  wrath  I'm  overwhelmed: 

Cut  off  by  dread  of  thee. 
Like  water  they  around  me  come, 
They  daily  compass  me. 

12  My  friends  thou  hast  put  far  from  me, 

And  him  that  did  me  love ; 
And  those  that  my  acquaintance  were 
To  darkness  didst  remove. 

JPSALM  88.     8s  and  7s. 

1  /~\  THOU  God  of  my  salvation, 
V_y     Day  and  night  I  cried  to  thee ; 
Hear  my  humble  supplication, 

Quickly  bow  thine  ear  to  me. 

2  Filled  with  grief,  my  soul  is  sighing, 

To  the  grave  my  life  draws  near, 
Numbered  now  among  the  dying  ; 
Like  one  helpless  I  appear. 


PSALM  LXXXVIII.  331 

3  Free  to  sleep  in  death's  dark  chamber. 

Like  the  slain  within  the  grave  ; 
Whom  thou  dost  no  more  remember, 
Whom  thy  hand  no  more  shall  save. 

4  In  the  pit  thy  hand  has  laid  me, 

In  the  darkness  and  in  deeps ; 

Sorely  has  thy  wrath  dismayed  me ; 

O'er  my  soul  affliction  sweeps. 

5  Friendship's  ties  by  thee  are  broken, 

Friends  are  banished  from  my  sight  , 
Scorned  by  them,  my  name  is  spoken ; 
Closed  on  me  is  sorrow's  night. 

6  Mourns  my  eye,  my  powers  languish, 

Sore  affliction  presses  me  ; 
Lord,  I  cry  to  thee  in  anguish, 
Daily  stretch  my  hands  to  thee. 

7  Shall  the  dead,  to  life  returning, 

Rise  and  sing  thy  wonders,  Lord? 
Shall  the  grave  thy  love  be  learning, 
Death  thy  faithfulness  record  ? 

8  Shall  thy  works  and  wondrous  doing, 

Be  proclaimed  in  darkness  deep? 
Righteousness  shall  they  be  viewing, 
Wrapt  in  cold  oblivion's  sleep? 

9  But,  O  Lord,  at  dawn  awaking, 

Prayer  and  cries  I'll  send  to  thee : 
Why,  my  God,  my  soul  forsaking, 
Hidest  thou  thy  face  from  me  ? 


332  PSALM    LXXXIX. 

10  All  my  days  I've  been  afflicted, 

Ready  from  my  youth  to  die ; 
I  with  suff 'rings  am  distracted, 
While  thy  terrors  on  me  lie. 

1 1  Flames  of  wrath  are  o'er  me  leaping, 

Horrors  great  upon  me  roll ; 
Round  they  come  like  waters  sweeping-, 
Daily  compassing  my  soul. 

12  Thou  my  dearest  friends  hast  banished, 

My  companions  put  to  flight ; 
All  acquaintances  have  vanished, 
Driven  to  the  shades  of  night. 

PSALM  89.     C.  M. 

1  /^\  OD'S  mercies  I  will  ever  sing ; 
\JT     And  with  my  mouth  I  shall 
Thy  faithfulness  make  to  be  known 

To  generations  all. 

2  For  mercy  shall  be  built,  said  I, 

Forever  to  endure ; 
Thy  faithfulness,  ev'n  in  the  heav'ns, 
Thou  wilt  establish  sure. 

3  I  with  my  chosen  One  have  made 

A  cov'nant  graciously ; 
And  to  my  servant,  whom  I  loved, 
To  David  sworn  have  I : 

4  That  I  thy  seed  establish  will 

Forever  to  remain, 
And  will  to  generations  all 

Thy  throne  build  and  maintain. 


PSALM   LXXXIX.  333 

5  The  praises  of  thy  wonders,  Lord, 

The  heavens  shall  express; 
The  congregation  of  thy  saints, 
Shall  praise  thy  faithfulness. 

6  For  who  in  heaven  with  the  Lord 

May  once  himself  compare? 
Who  is  like  God  among  the  sons 
Of  those  that  mighty  are  ? 

7  Great  fear  in  meeting  of  the  saints 

Is  due  unto  the  Lord ; 
And  he  of  all  about  him  should 
With  rev'rence  be  adored. 

8  O  thou  that  art  the  Lord  of  hosts, 

What  Lord  in  mightiness 
Is  like  to  thee?  who  compassed  round 
Art  with  thy  faithfulness. 

9  Ev'n  in  the  raging  of  the  sea 

Thou  over  it  dost  reign  ; 
And  when  the  waves  thereof  do  swell, 
Thou  stillest  them  again. 

10  Rahab  in  pieces  thou  didst  break, 

Like  one  that  slaughtered  is ; 
And  with  thy  mighty  arm  thou  hast 
Dispersed  thine  enemies. 

11  The  heav'ns  are  thine,  thou  for  thine  owu 

The  earth  dost  also  take  ; 
The  world,  and  fulness  of  the  same, 
Thy  pow'r  did  found  and  make. 


334  PSALM   LXXXIX. 

12  The  north  and  south  from  thee  alone 

Their  first  beginning  had  ; 
Both  Tabor  mount  and  Hermon  hill 
Shall  in  thy  name  be  glad. 

13  Thou  hast  an  arm  that's  full  of  pow'r, 

Thy  hand  is  great  in  might ; 
And  thy  right  hand  exceedingly 
Exalted  is  in  height. 

14  Justice  and  judgment  of  thy  throne 

Are  made  the  dwelling-place; 
Mercy,  accompanied  with  truth, 
Shall  go  before  thy  face. 

15  O  greatly  blessed  the  people  are, 

The  joyful  sound  that  know  ; 
In  brightness  of  thy  face,  O  Lord, 
They  ever  on  shall  go. 

16  They  in  thy  name  shall  all  the  day 

Rejoice  exceedingly ; 
And  in  thy  righteousness  shall  they 
Exalted  be  on  high ; 

17  Because  the  glory  of  their  strength 

Doth  only  stand  in  thee  : 
And  in  thy  favour  shall  our  horn 
And  pow'r  exalted  be. 

18  For  God  is  our  defence ;  he  will 

To  us  salvation  bring  : 
The  Holy  One  of  Israel 
Is  our  almighty  King. 


PSALM  LXXXIX.  335 

19  In  vision  to  thy  Holy  One 

Thou  saidst,  I  help  have  laid 
Upon  a  mighty  one,  and  from 
The  people  choice  have  made. 

20,Ev'n  David,  I  have  found  him  out 
A  servant  unto  me ; 
And  with  my  holy  oil  my  King 
Anointed  him  to  be. 

21  With  whom  my  hand  shall  stablished  be; 

My  arm  shall  make  him  strong. 
On  him  the  foe  shall  not  exact, 
Nor  son  of  mischief  wrong. 

22  I  will  beat  down  before  his  face 

All  his  malicious  foes ; 
I  will  them  greatly  plague  who  do 
With  hatred  him  oppose. 

23  My  mercy  and  my  faithfulness 

With  him  yet  still  shall  be; 
And  in  my  name  his  horn  and  pow'r 
Men  shall  exalted  see. 

24  His  hand  and  pow'r  shall  reach  afar, 

I'll  set  it  in  the  sea ; 
And  his  right  hand  established  shall 
Upon  the  rivers  be. 

25  Thou  art  my  Father  and  my  God, 

He  unto  me  shall  cry ; 
Thou  also  art  the  Rock  on  which 
For  safety  I  rely. 


336  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

26  I'll  make  him  my  first  born,  supreme 

O'er  kings  of  ev'ry  land. 
My  love  I'll  ever  keep  for  him, 
My  cov'nant  fast  shall  stand. 

27  And  I  will  also  make  his  seed 

Forever  to  endure; 
And,  as  the  days  of  heaven  are, 
His  throne  shall  stand  secure. 

28  But  if  his  children  shall  forsake 

My  laws,  and  go  astray, 
And  in  my  judgments  shall  not  walk, 
But  wander  from  my  way : 

29  And  if  my  statutes  they  profane, 

My  laws  do  not  respect, 
I'll  visit  then  their  faults  with  rods, 
Their  sins  with  stripes  correct. 

30  Yet  I'll  not  take  my  love  from  him, 

Nor  false  my  promise  make. 
My  cov'nant  I'll  not  break,  nor  change 
What  with  my  mouth  I  spake. 

31  Once  by  my  holiness  I  swore, 

To  David  I'll  not  lie ; 
His  seed  and  throne  shall,  as  the  sun, 
Before  me  last  for  aye. 

32  It,  like  the  moon,  shall  ever  be 

Established  steadfastly ; 
And  like  to  that  which  in  the  heav'n 
Doth  witness  faithfully. 


PSALM  LXXXIX.  337 

33  But  thou,  displeased,  hast  cast  him  off, 

Thou  didst  abhor  and  loathe ; 
With  him  that  thy  anointed  is 
Thou  hast  been  very  wroth. 

34  Thou  hast  thy  servant's  covenant 

Made  void,  and  quite  cast  by ; 
Thou  hast  profaned  his  crown,  while  it 
Cast  on  the  ground  doth  lie. 

35  Thou  all  his  hedges  broken  hast, 

His  strongholds  down  hast  torn. 
He  to  all  passers-by  a  spoil, 
To  neighbors  is  a  scorn. 

36  Thou  hast  set  up  his  foes'  right  hand  ; 

Made  all  his  en'mies  glad  : 
Turned  his  sword's  edge,  and  him  to  stand 
In  battle  hast  not  made. 

37  His  glory  thou  hast  made  to  cease, 

His  throne  to  earth  hast  cast ; 
His  days  of  youth  made  short,  and  hin 
With  shame  thou  covered  hast. 

38  How  long,  O  Lord,  wilt  thou  thyself 

Hide  always  in  ttfine  ire  ? 
And  shall  thy  indignation  great 
Forever  burn  like  fire? 

39  Remember,  Lord,  how  short  a  titn 

I  shall  on  earth  remain  : 
O  wherefore  is  it  so,  that  thou 


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338  PSALM  LXXXIX. 

40  What  man  is  he  that  liveth  here, 

And  death  shall  never  see  ? 

Or  from  the  power  of  the  grave 

Who  can  his  soul  set  free  ? 

41  Thy  former  loving-kindnesses, 

O  Lord,  where  are  they  now  ? 
Those  which  in  truth  and  faithfulness 
To  David  sworn  hast  thou  ? 

42  Mind,  Lord,  thy  servants'  sad  reproach ; 

How  I  in  bosom  bear 
The  scornings  of  the  people  all, 
Who  strong  and  mighty  are; 

43  And  how  thy  enemies  reproached, 

Jehovah,  think  upon ; 
Ev'n  how  they  have  reproached  the  steps 
Of  thine  anointed  One. 

44  All  blessings  to  Jehovah  be 

Ascribed  forever  then, 
Forevermore,  so  let  it  be. 
Amen,  yea,  and  Amen. 

PSALM  89.     L   M 

1   TV /l~Y  song  shall  evermore  record 
_l\jL    In  praise  the  mercies  of  the  Lord 
Thy  faithfulness  my  mouth  shall  show, 
While  ceaseless  ages  onward  flow. 


PSALM   LXXXIX.  339 

2  For  I  have  said,  eternal  years 
Shall  crown  the  temple  mercy  rears ; 
And  in  the  heavens,  firm  and  sure, 
Thy  faithfulness  thou  wilt  secure. 

3  With  David  I  a  covenant  made, 
And  to  my  servant  sware  and  said, 
Thy  seed  forever  I'll  extend, 

And  build  thy  throne  till  time  shall  end. 

4  The  wonders  done  by  thee,  O  Lord, 
The  heaven  shall  in  praise  record; 
Thy  faithfulness  shall  praise  command, 
When  holy  ones  assembled  stand. 

5  For  who  in  heaven  'mid  dwellers  thwe, 
Can  to  the  Lord  himself  compare? 

Or  who,  among  the  mighty,  shares 
The  likeness  that  Jehovah  bears  ? 

6  Great  fear  and  dread  to  God  belong, 
Where  holy  ones  in  council  throng; 
Yea,  he  inspires  great  dread  and  fear, 
In  all  who  round  his  throne  appear. 

7  O  thou  Jehovah,  God  of  hosts, 
What  mighty  one  thy  likeness  boasts  ? 
Thy  faithfulness  is  ever  found, 
Encircling  all  thy  path  around. 

8  The  swelling  sea  thou  dost  control, 
And  still  its  billows  when  they  roll ; 
Rahab,  as  slain  thou  didst  subdue, 
Thine  arm  of  strength  thy  foes  o'erthrew. 


340  PSALM   LXXXIX. 

9  The  earth  belongs  to  thee  alone, 
The  heavens,  too,  are  all  thine  own ; 
The  world  and  all  that  it  contains, 
By  thee  established,  thine  remains. 

10  The  north  and  south  thy  hands  did  frame ; 
Tabor  and  Hermon  praise  thy  name : 
Great  strength  within  thy  arm  doth  lie, 
Thy  hand  is  strong,  thy  right  hand  high. 

11  On  righteousness  thy  throne  is  stayed, 
On  justice  its  foundations  laid  ; 
Before  thy  face,  thy  way  to  show, 
Shall  truth  and  mercy  ever  go. 

1 2  How  blest  the  realm  with  favor  crowned, 
Who  hear  and  know  the  joyful  sound  ; 
They  in  the  light,  O  Lord,  shall  live, 
The  light  thy  face  and  favor  give. 

13  They  in  thy  name  shall  joyful  be, 
Yea,  all  the  day  be  glad  in  thee ; 
And  in  thy  just  and  righteous  ways 
To  honor  great  thou  wilt  them  raise. 

14  Thou  art  the  glory  of  their  strength, 
Thy  grace  will  lift  our  horn  at  length  ; 
For  Israel's  Holy  One,  who  reigns 

As  Lord,  our  shield  and  King  remains. 


PSALM   LXXXIX.  341 

15  Then  thou  in  vision  didst  make  known, 
And  thus  address  thy  Holy  One : 

On  one  with  mighty  strength  arrayed 
Great  help  and  succor  I  have  laid. 

16  Yea,  I  have  raised  to  honor  great, 
One  chosen  from  the  people's  state ; 
My  servant  David  I  have  found, 
And  him  as  my  anointed  crowned. 

17  With" him  my  hand  shall  still  remain, 
Mine  arm  with  strength  shall  him  sustain ; 
The  foe  shall  never  him  annoy, 

Nor  son  of  wrong  his  peace  destroy. 

18  I'll  crush  before  him  every  foe, 
His  haters  smite  and  overthrow; 
My  faithfulness  to  him  I'll  prove, 
And  ne'er  from  him  my  grace  remove. 

19  Yea?  he  shall  triumph  in  my  name, 
And  great  shall  be  his  power  and  fame ; 
I'll  set  his  hand  upon  the  sea, 

His  right  hand  on  the  floods  shall  be. 

20  Thou  art  my  Father,  he  shall  cry, 
My  God,  my  Rock,  my  Saviour  nigh ; 
As  my  first-born  I  will  him  own, 
O'er  kings  of  earth  will  set  his  throne. 


342  PSALM   LXXXIX. 

21  My  grace  for  him  I'll  keep  secure, 
My  covenant  to  him  is  sure ; 

His  seed  forever  I'll  maintain, 

His  throne  while  days  of  heav'n  remain, 

22  But  if  his  sons  my  law  forsake ; 
If  they  my  holy  statutes  break ; 

If  from  my  judgments  they  shall  stray, 
And  my  commands  will  not  obey  ; 

23  Then  with  a  rod  their  sins  I'll  smite, 
Their  guilt  with  stripes  will  I  requite ; 
Yet  him  my  grace  shall  not  forsake, 
My  truth  I  will  not  falsehood  make. 

24  My  cov'nant  I  will  not  evade, 

Nor  change  the  promise  I  have  made  ; 

Once  in  my  holiness  have  I 

To  David  sworn,  and  will  not  lie. 

25  His  seed  forever  shall  endure, 
And  as  the  sun  his  throne  is  sure; 
Eternal  as  the  moon  on  high, 
The  faithful  witness  in  the  sky. 

26  Yet  now  thine  anger  hotly  burns, 
And  thine  anointed  loathes  and  spurns; 
Thy  servant's  covenant  we  see 

Made  void  as  if  abhorred  by  thee. 

27  Thou  to  the  earth  hast  trampled  down, 
And  thus  profaned  his  sacred  crown; 
His  walls  all  prostrate  thou  hast  laid, 
His  fortresses  a  ruin  made. 


PSALM   LXXXIX.  343 

28  The  passers-by  upon  him  prey, 
His  neighbors  turn  in  scorn  away ; 

His  foes'  right  hand  hast  thou  made  strong, 
And  giv'n  to  them  the  victor's  song. 

29  His  blunted  sword  hast  thou  repelled, 
Nor  in  the  battle  him  upheld ; 

His  glory  now  no  more  is  known, 
And  thou  to  earth  hast  cast  his  throne. 

30  His  days  of  youth  so  quickly  past, 
The  garb  of  shame  is  o'er  him  cast; 
How  long,  Lord,  hide  thyself  in  ire? 
Shall  wrath  forever  burn  like  fire  ? 

31  Think  on  my  life,  'tis  but  a  span, 
Why  thus  in  vain  hast  thon  made  man  ? 
What  man  that  lives,  has  power  to  save 
His  soul  from  death,  and  from  the  grave  ? 

32  Where  are  thy  former  mercies  ?  where  ? 
Which  thou  in  truth  to  David  sware  ? 
Remember,  Lord,  thy  servant's  scorn, 
And  mine,  from  mighty  people  borne. 

33  The  scorn,  O  Lord,  thy  foes  have  shown, 
On  thine  Anointed's  footsteps  thrown ; 
Remember,  let  it  be  redressed  : 
Forever  let  the  Lord  be  blessed. 

Amen  and  Amen. 


344  PSALM  XC. 

PSALM  90.     C    M. 

1  "  ORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 
1  J     In  generations  all.  [placa 

Before  thou  ever  hadst  brought  forth 
The  mountains  great  or  small ; 

2  Ere  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth, 

And  all  the  world  abroad  ; 
Ev'n  thou  from  everlasting  art 
To  everlasting  God. 

3  O  Lord,  thou  to  destruction  dost 

Man  that  is  mortal  turn : 
And  unto  them  thou  say'st,  Again, 
Ye  sons  of  men,  return. 

4  Because  a  thousand  years  appear 

]S"o  more  before  thy  sight 
Than  yesterday,  when  it  is  past, 
Or  than  a  watch  by  night. 

o  As  with  an  overflowing  flood 
Thou  sweepest  them  away  : 
They  are  as  sleep,  and  as  the  grass 
That  grows  at  morn  are  they. 

6  At  morn  it  flourishes  and  grows, 

Cut  down  at  eve  doth  fade. 
For  by  thine  anger  we're  consumed, 
.    Thy  wrath  makes  us  afraid. 

7  All  our  iniquities  thou  dost 

Before  thy  presence  place ; 
Our  secret  sins  dost  set  before 
The  brightness  of  thy  face. 


PSALM  XC.  345 

8  For  in  thine  anger  all  our  days 

Are  passing  to  an  end ; 
And  as  a  tale  that  hath  been  told, 
Our  fleeting  years  we  spend. 

9  The  years  our  days  on  earth  do  make 

Are  threescore  years  and  ten  ; 
Or  if  there  is  more  strength  in  some 
And  they  fourscore  attain  ; 

10  Yet  doth  the  strength  of  such  old  men 

But  grief  and  labor  prove; 
For  it  is  soon  cut  off,  and  we 
Fly  hence,  and  soon  remove. 

11  Thy  wrath's  according  to  thy  fear; 

Who  knows  its  power  great  ? 
Teach  us  that  we  our  days  may  count, 
Our  hearts  ju  wisdom  set. 

12  Return  again  to  us,  O  Lord, 

How  long  thus  shall  it  be? 
Let  it  repent  thee  now  for  those 
That  servants  are  to  thee. 

13  0  with  thy  tender  mercies,  Lord, 

Us  early  satisfy  ; 
So  all  our  days  we  will  rejoice, 
We  will  be  glad  in  thee. 

14  According  as  the  days  have  been, 

Wherein  we  grief  have  had, 
And  years  wherein  we  ill  have  seen, 
So  do  thou  make  us  glad. 


346  PSALM    XC. 

15  O  let  thy  work  and  pow'r  appear 

Thy  servants'  face  before ; 
And  show  to  all  their  children  dear 
Thy  glory  evermore : 

16  And  let  the  beauty  of  the  Lord 

Our  God  be  us  upon  : 
The  labors  of  our  hands  confirm, 
Establish  them  each  one. 

PSALM  90.     L.  M.     6  lines. 

1  "   "  ORD,  thou  hast  been  our  dwelling- 

I  -1        place 
From  age  to  age,  from  race  to  race. 
Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth, 
Or  ever  thou  hadst  formed  the  earth. 
From  years  which  no  beginning  had 
To  years  unending,  thou  art  God. 

2  Thou  turnest  man  to  dust  again, 
And  say'st,  Return,  ye  sons  of  men. 
As  yesterday,  when  past,  appears, 
So  in  thy  sight  a  thousand  years, 
They  like  a  day  are  in  thy  sight, 
Yea,  like  a  passing  watch  by  night. 

3  As  with  a  flood  thou  mak'st  them  pass ; 
They  like  a  sleep  are,  like  the  grass, 
That  in  the  morning  may  be  seen 

To  grow  and  flourish,  fresh  and  green  ; 
At  evening  by  the  hand  of  death, 
It  is  cut  down,  and  withereth. 


PSALM  XC.  »347 

4  For  in  thine  anger  we're  consumed, 
And  by  thy  wrath  to  trouble  doomed ; 
Thou  in  thy  sight  our  sins  dost  place, 
Our  secret  sins  before  thy  face. 

For  in  thy  wrath  our  days  we  spend, 
Our  years  like  tales  which  quickly  end. 

5  Our  days  are  threescore  years  and  ten, 
And  if,  through  strength,  fourscore,  yet  then 
'Tis  labor,  sorrow  and  decay ; 

'Tis  soon  cut  off; — we  fly  away. 

Who  knows  the  pow'r  thine  anger  hath  ? 

As  is  thy  fear  so  is  thy  wrath. 

6  O  teach  thou  us  to  count  our  days, 
And  set  our  hearts  on  wisdom's  ways. 
Return,  O  Lord,  at  length  relent, 
And  for  thy  servants'  sake  repent. 

How  long — how  long — thus  shall  it  be  ? 
Return,  that  we  may  joy  in  thee. 

7  O  do  thy  mercy  soon  impart 
To  satisfy  our  longing  heart, 
So  we  rejoice  shall  all  our  days, 
And  happy  be  in  thee  always. 

For  days  of  grief  that  we  have  had, 
And  years  of  evil,  make  us  glad. 

8  Thy  work  unto  thy  servants  show, 
Thy  glory  let  their  children  know, 
And  let  there  be  on  us  bestowed 
The  beauty  of  the  Lord  our  God  : 
The  work  accomplished  by  our  hand 
Lpt  it  by  thee  established  stand. 


348  PSALM  XCI. 

PSALM  91.     C    M. 

1  rTIHE  man  that  doth  in  secret  place 

J_      Of  God  Most  High  reside, 
Beneath  the  shade  of  him  that  is 
Th'  Almighty  shall  abide. 

2  I  of  the  Lord  my  God  will  say, 

He  is  my  refuge  still, 
He  is  my  fortress,  and  my  God ; 
And  trust  in  him  I  will. 

3  Assuredly  he  shall  thee  save, 

And  give  deliverance 
From  cunning  fowler's  snare,  and  from 
The  deadly  pestilence. 

4  His  feathers  shall  thee  hide ;  thy  trust 

Beneath  his  wings  shall  be  : 
His  faithfulness  shall  be  a  shield 
And  buckler  unto  thee. 

5  Thou  shalt  not  need  to  be  afraid 

For  terrors  of  the  night; 
Nor  for  the  arrow  that  doth  fly 
By  day,  while  it  is  light; 

6  Nor  for  the  pestilence,  that  walks 

In  darkness  secretly ; 
Nor  for  destruction,  that  doth  waste 
At  noon -day  openly. 

7  A  thousand  at  thy  side  shall  fall, 

On  thy  right  hand  shall  lie 
Ten  thousand  dead  ;  yet  unto  thee 
It  shall  not  once  come  nigh. 


PSALM   XCI.  349 

8  Thou  with  thy  eyes  shalt  on  it  look, 

And  a  beholder  be ; 
And  thou  therein  the  just  reward 
Of  wicked  men  shalt  see. 

9  Because  the  Lord,  who  ever  is 

My  refuge  and  my  aid, 
Ev'n  God  Most  High,  has  been  by  thee 
Thy  habitation  made ; 

10  No  plague  shall  near  thy  dwelling  come, 

No  evil  thee  befall : 
For  thee  to  keep  in  all  thy  ways 
His  angels  charge  he  shall. 

11  They  in  their  hands  shall  bear  thee  up, 

Still  waiting  thee  upon ; 
Lest  thou  at  any  time  shouldst  dash 
Thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

12  Upon  the  adder  thou  shalt  tread, 

And  on  the  lion  strong ; 
Thy  feet  on  dragons  trample  shall, 
And  on  the  lions  young. 

13  Because  on  me  he  set  his  love, 

I'll  save  and  set  him  free ; 
Because  my  great  name  he  hath  known, 
I  will  him  set  on  high. 

14  He'll  call  on  me,  I'll  answer  him ; 

I  will  be  with  him  still 
In  trouble,  to  deliver  him, 
And  honor  him  I  will. 


350  PSALM  XCI. 

15  A  length  of  days  to  his  desire 
I  will  on  him  bestow, 
And  I  in  kindness  unto  him 
Will  my  salvation  show. 

JPSALM  91.     L  M. 

1  rTIHE  man  who  once  has  found  abode 

JL      Within  the  secret  place  of  God, 
Shall  with  Almighty  God  abide. 
And  in  his  shadow  safely  hide. 

2  I  of  the  Lord  my  God  will  say, 
He  is  my  refuge  and  my  stay ; 
To  him  for  safety  I  will  flee ; 

My  God,  in  him  my  trust  shall  be. 

3,  He  shall  with  all  protecting  care 
Preserve  thee  from  the  fowler's  snare ; 
When  fearful  plagues  around  prevail, 
No  fatal  stroke  shall  thee  assail. 

4  His  outspread  pinions  shall  thee  hide ; 
Beneath  his  wings  shalt  thou  confide ; 
His  faithfulness  shall  ever  be 

A  shield  and  buckler  unto  thee. 

5  No  nightly  terrors  shall  alarm, 
No  deadly  shaft  by  day  shall  harm, 
Nor  pestilence  that  walks  by  night, 
Nor  plagues  that  waste  in  noon-day  light. 


PSALM   XCII.  351 

6  A  thousand  at  thy  side  shall  lie, 
At  thy  right  hand  ten  thousand  die, 
But  thou  unharmed,  secure,  shalt  see 
What  wicked  men's  reward  shall  be. 

7  Because  thy  trust  is  God  alone, 
Thy  dwelling-place  the  Highest  One, 
No  evil  shall  upon  thee  come, 

Nor  plague  approach  thy  guarded  home. 

8  O'er  thee  his  angels  he  commands, 
To  bear  thee  safely  in  their  hands; 
To  keep  thee  in  thy  ways  each  one, 
Nor  dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone. 

9  Thy  foot  shall  crush  the  adder's  head, 
On  lions  and  on  dragons  tread  ; 
And  since  on  me  he  set  his  love, 

I  will  his  constant  Saviour  prove. 

10  Because  to  him  my  name  is  dear, 
I'll  him  exalt  above  all  fear. 
To  me  he'll  lift  his  earnest  cry, 
And  I  will  answer  from,  on  high. 

Ill  will  be  near  when  troubles  press  ; 
I'll  save  him,  and  with  honors  bless; 
With  life  he  satisfied  shall  be, 
And  my  salvation  he  shall  see. 

JPSALM  92.     C    M. 

10  render  thanks  unto  the  Lord 


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And  to  thy  name,  O  thou  Most  High, 
Due  praise  aloud  to  sing. 


3*2  PSALM   XCII. 

2  Thy  loving-kindness  to  show  forth 

When  shines  the  morning  light ; 
And  to  declare  thy  faithfulness 
With  pleasure  ev'ry  night. 

3  Upon  a  ten-stringed  instrument, 

And  on  the  psaltery, 
Upon  the  harp  with  solemn  sound, 
And  grave  sweet  melody. 

4  For  thou,  Jehovah,  by  thy  work, 

Hast  made  my  heart  right  glad  ; 
And  I  will  triumph  in  the  works 
Which  by  thy  hands  were  made. 

5  How  great,  O  Lord,  are  all  thy  works ! 

A  deep  thy  ev'ry  thought. 
A  brutish  person  doth  not  know, 
Fools  understand  it  not. 

6  When  they  that  wicked  are,  spring  up 

As  grass  upon  the  ground, 
And  they  that  work  iniquity 
Do  flourish  and  abound  ; 

7  It  is  that  they  forevermore 

May  be  destroyed  and  slain  : 
But,  6  Jehovah/ thou  Most  High, 
Shalt  evermore  remain. 

8  For  lo,  thy  foes,  yea,  all  thy  foes, 

Shall  be  destroyed,  O  God  ! 
And  all  that  work  iniquity 
Shall  be  dispersed  abroad. 


PSALM   XCIII.  353 

9  But  like  the  horn  of  unicorns, 
My  horn  thou  wilt  exalt, 
And  raise  on  high  :  thou  with  fresh  oil 
Anoint  me  also  shalt. 

10  My  eye  shall  also  my  desire 

See  on  my  enemies ; 
My  ears  shall  of  the  wicked  hear, 
That  do  against  me  rise. 

11  But  like  the  palm-tree  flourishing 

Shall  be  the  righteous  one ; 
And  he  shall  like  the  cedar  grow 
That  is  in  Lebanon. 

12  Those  that  within  the  house  of  God 

Are  planted  by  his  grace, 
They  shall  grow  up,  and  flourish  all 
In  our  God's  holy  place. 

13  And  in  old  age,  when  others  fade, 

They  fruit  still  forth  shall  bring ; 
They  shall  be  fat,  and  full  of  sap, 
And  alwavs  flourishing ; 

14  To  show  that  upright  is  the  Lord  ; 

He  is  a  rock  to  me ; 
And  he  from  all  unrighteousness 
Is  altogether  free. 

PSALM  93.     C  M 

1      FEHOVAH  reigns,  and  clothed  is  he 
fj       With  majesty  most  bright ; 
Himself  Jehovah  clothes  with  strength, 
And  girds  about  with  might. 


354  PSALM  XCIII. 

2  The  world  is  also  firmly  fixed, 

That  it  cannot  depart. 
Thy  throne  is  fixed  of  old,  and  thou 
From  everlasting  art. 

3  The  floods,  O  Lord,  have  lifted  up, 

They  lifted  up  their  voice; 
The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  waves, 
And  made  a  mighty  noise. 

4  But  yet  the  Lord,  that  is  on  high, 

Is  mightier  by  far 
Than  noise  of  many  waters  is, 
Or  great  sea-billows  are. 

5  Thy  testimonies  ev'ry  one 

In  faithfulness  excel ; 
And  holiness  forever,  Lord, 
Thy  house  becometh  well. 

PSALM  93.     S    M 

1  /^  OD  reigneth,  he  is  clothed 
VJX     With  majesty  most  bright ; 
Himself  Jehovah  clothes  with  strength, 

And  girds  about  with  might. 

2  The  world  is  firmly  fixed, 

That  it  can  not  depart ; 
Thy  throne  is  fixed  of  old,  and  thou 
From  everlasting  art. 

3  The  floods  have  lifted  up, 

They  lifted  up  their  voice, 
The  floods  have  lifted  up  their  waves 
And  made  a  mighty  noise. 


PSALM  XCIV.  3 

4  But  yet  the  Lord  on  high, 

Is  mightier  by  far 
Than  noise  of  many  waters  is, 
Or  great  sea-billows  are. 

5  Thy  testimonies  all 

In  faithfulness  excel ; 
And  holiness  forever,  Lord, 
Thy  house  becometh  well. 

PSALM  94.     C.  M. 

1  /~\  GOD  the  Lord,  to  whom  alone 
V_y     All  vengeance  cloth  belong  ; 
O  mighty  God  of  vengeance,  come; 

Shine  forth,  avenging  wrong. 

2  Lift  up  thyself,  thou  of  the  earth 

The  sov'reign  Judge  that  art ; 
And  unto  those  that  are  so  proud,, 
A  due  reward  impart. 

3  How  long,  O  mighty  God,  shall  they 

Who  work  iniquity — 
How  long  shall  they  who  wicked  are 


Thus  triumph  haughtil)1 


9 


How  long  shall  things  so  hard  by  them 

Still  uttered  be  and  told  ? 
And  all  that  work  iniquity 

To  boast  themselves  be  bold  ? 

For  they  thy  people  crush,  O  Lord, 

Thy  heritage  oppress ; 
The  widow  and  the  stranger  slay, 

They  kill  the  fatherless. 


356  PSALM  XCIV. 

6  And  yet  they  say,  God  will  not  see, 

Nor  God  of  Jacob  know. 
ITe  brutish  people  !  understand  : 
Fools  !  when  wise  will  ye  grow? 

7  The  Lord  did  plant  the  ear  of  man, 

And  hear  then  shall  not  he? 
He  also  formed  the  eye,  and  then 
Shall  he  not  clearly  see  ? 

S  He  that  the  nations  doth  correct, 
Shall  he  not  chasten  you  ? 
He  knowledge  unto  man  doth  teach, 
And  shall  himself  not  know  ? 

9  Man's  thoughts  to  be  but  vanity 
The  Lord  doth  well  discern. 
Blest  is  the  man  thou  chast'nest,  Lord, 
And  mak'st  thy  law  to  learn  : 

10  That  thou  mayst  give  him  rest  from  days 

Of  sad  adversity, 
Until  the  pit  be  digged  for  them 
That  work  iniquity. 

11  Because  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off 

His  people  utterly, 
Xor  shall  his  own  inheritance 
By  him  forsaken  be. 

J2  But  judgment  unto  righteousness 
Shall  yet  return  again  ; 
And  all  shall  follow  after  it 
That  are  risrht-hearted  men. 


PSALM  XCIV.  357 

13  O  who  will  rise  for  me  against. 

Those  that  do  wickedly  ? 
And  who  will  stand  for  me  'gainst  those 
That  work  iniquity  ? 

14  Unless  the  Lord  had  been  my  help 

When  I  was  sore  opprest, 
My  soul  had  almost  in  the  house 
Of  silence  been  at  rest. 

15  When  I  through  fear  had  spoken  thus, 

"  My  foot  doth  slip  away," 

Thy  mercy  held  me  up,  O  Lord, 

Thy  goodness  did  me  stay. 

16  When  anxious  thoughts  my  heart  oppress, 

And  fill  my  soul  with  grief, 
The  consolations  of  thy  grace 
To  me  afford  relief. 

17  Shall  of  iniquity  the  throne 

Have  fellowship  with  thee, 
Which  mischief,  cunningly  contrived, 
Doth  by  a  law  decree  ? 

18  Against  the  righteous  souls  they  join, 

They  guiltless  blood  condemn. 
But  of  my  refuge  God's  the  rock, 
And  my  defence  from  them. 

19  On  them  their  own  iniquity 

The  Lord  himself  shall  lay. 
He'll  cut  them  off  in  their  own  sin : 
The  Lord  our  God  them  slay. 


358  PSALM  XCV. 

PSALM  95.     C.  M. 

1  /~\  COME,  let  us,  in  songs  to  God, 
\_s      Our  cheerful  voices  raise, 

In  joyful  shouts  let  us  the  Rock 
Of  our  salvation  praise. 

2  Before  his  presence  let  us  come 

With  praise  and  thankful  voice; 
Let  us  sing  psalms  to  him  with  grace^ 
And  make  a  joyful  noise. 

3  For  God,  a  mighty  God,  and  King, 

Above  all  gods  he  is. 
The  depths  of  earth  are  in  his  hand, 
The  strength  of  hills  is  his. 

4  To  him  the  spacious  sea  belongs, 

For  he  the  same  did  make ; 
The  dry  land  also  from  his  hands 
Its  form  at  first  did  take. 

5  O  come,  and  let  us  worship  him, 

Let  us  bow  down  withal, 
And  on  our  knees,  before  the  Lord 
Our  Maker,  let  us  fall. 

6  Because  he  only  is  our  God ; 

And  we  the  people  are 
Of  his  own  pasture,  and  the  sheep 
Of  his  almighty  care. 

7  To-day,  if  ye  his  voice  will  hear, 

Your  hearts  then  harden  not ; 
As  they  in  desert  did  provoke 
And  tempt  his  anger  hot. 


PSALM  XCV.  359 

8  Your  fathers  did  me  tempt  and  prove, 

They  did  my  working  see  ; 

And  for  the  space  of  forty  years 

This  race  hath  grieved  me. 

9  I  said,  This  people  errs  in  heart, 

My  ways  they  do  not  know  : 
To  whom  I  sware  in  wrath,  that  to 
My  rest  they  should  not  go. 

PSAL3I  9J.     L.  M.     6  lines. 

1  f\  COME,  and  let  us  sing  to  God,. 
\_J     The  rock  of  our  salvation  laud  ; 
Let  us  in  psalms  our  tongues  employ; 
Before  him  render  thanks  with  joy  ; 
The  Lord  is  great  whose  praise  we  sing, 
Above  all  gods  a  mighty  King. 

2  The  vast  deep  places  of  the  land, 
And  strength  of  hills,  are  in  his  hand  ; 
The  sea  is  his,  he  gave  it  birth, 

His  hands  prepared  the  solid  earth  : 
O  come,  and  let  us  worship  now, 
Before  the  Lord  our  Maker  bow. 

3  He  is  our  God,  we  are  the  sheep 
His  hand  doth  feed  and  safely  keep  ; 
If  ye  his  voice  will  hear  to-day, 
Then  harden  not  your  hearts,  as  they 
Who  in  the  wilderness  beheld 

His  mighty  works,  and  yet  rebelled. 


360  PSALM  XCYI. 

4  Your  fathers  there  my  works  did  see, 
But  still  they  proved  and  tempted  me ; 
For  forty  years  I  did  them  bear ; 
I  said,  in  heart  and  ways  they  err ; 
To  whom  in  wrath  I  did  protest 
They  shall  not  see  my  promised  rest. 

PSALM  96.     C    M. 

1  /~\  SING  a  new  song  to  the  Lord  : 
V^     Sing  all  the  earth  to  God. 

To  God  sing,  bless  his  name,  and  show 
His  saving  health  abroad. 

2  Among  the  heathen  nations  all 

His  glory  do  declare ; 
And  unto  all  the  people  show 
His  works  that  wondrous  are. 

3  The  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  he 

Is  to  be  magnified  : 
Yea,  worthy  to  be  feared  is  he 
Above  all  gods  beside. 

4  For  all  the  gods  are  idols  dumb, 

Which  blinded  nations  fear; 
But  by  Jehovah's  mighty  hand 
The  heav'ns  created  were. 

5  Great  honor  is  before  his  face, 

And  majesty  divine  ; 
Strength  is  within  his  holy  place, 
And  there  doth  beauty  shine. 


PSALM  XCVI.  361 

6  O,  do  ye  to  Jehovah  give 
Of  people  ev'ry  tribe, 
Yea,  to  Jehovah  glory  give, 
And  mighty  pow'r  ascribe. 

7-  The  glory  to  Jehovah  give 
That  to  his  name  is  due ; 
O  come  into  his  courts,  and  bring 
An  offering  with  you. 

8  And,  beautified  with  holiness, 

Bow  down  before  the  Lord. 

Before  his  face  let  all  the  earth 

Fear  him  with  one  accord. 

9  Among  the  heathen  say,  God  reigns  ; 

The  world  shall  steadfastly 
Be  fixed  from  moving;  he  shall  judge 
The  people  righteously. 

10  Let  heav'ns  be  glad  before  the  Lord, 

And  let  the  earth  rejoice ; 
Let  seas,  and  all  that  is  therein, 
Cry  out,  and  make  a  noise. 

11  Let  fields  rejoice,  and  ev'ry  thing 

That  springeth  of  the  earth  : 
Then  woods  and  ev'ry  tree  shall  sing 
With  gladness  and  with  mirth 

12  Before  the  Lord  :  because  he  comes, 

To  judge  the  earth  comes  he : 
He'll  judge  the  world  with  righteousness, 
The  people  faithfully. 
31 


362  PSALM  XCVI. 

PSALM  96.     L    M. 

1  /"~\  SING  a  new  song  to  the  Lord  ; 

\J     Sing    all    the    earth    and   bless    his 

name. 
From  day  to  day  his  praise  record, 
The  Lord's  redeeming  grace  proclaim. 

2  Tell  all  the  world  his  wondrous  ways, 

Tell  heathen  nations  far  and  near; 
Great  is  the  Lord,  and  great  his  praise, 
Feared    more    than    gods    that   nations 
fear. 

3  The  heathen  gods  are  idols  vain  ; 

lie  made  the  heavens,  and  he  supports. 
Both  light  and  honor  lead  his  train, 

AVhile    strength     and     beauty    fill     his 
courts. 

4  O  give  the  Lord,  ye  tribes  and  tongues, 

O  give  the  Lord  due  praise,  and  sing ; 
Give  strength  and  glory  in  your  songs, 
Come,  throng   his   courts,  and   offerings 
bring. 

5  O  fear  and  bow,  adorned  with  grace, 

And  tell  each  land  that  God  is  King. 
He  fixed  the  earth's  unchanging  base ; 
Just  judgment  to  the  world  he'll  bring. 


PSALM  XCVII.  363 

6  Let  heav'n  exult,  let  earth  rejoice, 

Let  seas  and  all  their  fulness  roar ; 
Let  waving  fields  lift  high  their  voice, 
The  wood's  wild  joy  in  songs  shall  soar. 

7  So  let  them  shout  before  our  God, 

For  lo,  he  comes,  he  comes  with  might, 
To  wield  the  sceptre  and  the  rod, 

To  judge  the  world  with  truth  and  right, 

PSALM  97.     C    M 

1  T  I  1HE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  as  King, 

_I_      Let  all  the  earth  rejoice ; 
And  let  the  multitude  of  isles 
For  joy  lift  up  their  voice. 

2  With  thickest  clouds  and  darkness  deep 

The  Lord  himself  surrounds ; 

His  lofty  throne  on  righteousness 

And  judgment  just  he  founds. 

3  Before  him  goes  a  fire ;  his  foes 

It  burns  up  round  about : 
His  lightnings  lighten  did  the  world ; 
Earth  saw,  and  shook  throughout. 

4  Before  the  Lord  the  hills  did  melt 

As  wax  before  the  flame; 
Before  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth, 
When  he  in  glory  came. 


364  PSALM  XCVII. 

5  The  heav'ns  declare  his  righteousness, 

All  men  his  glory  see. 
Vll  who  serve  graven  images, 
Confounded  let  them  be. 

6  They  who  of  idols  boast  themselves, 

Shall  all  be  brought  to  shame. 
O  all  ye  gods,  see  that  ye  give 
Due  worship  to  his  name. 

7  When  Zion  heard,  she  joyful  was, 

Glad  Judah's  daughters  were ; 
They  much  rejoiced,  O  Lord,  because 
Thy  judgments  did  appear. 

8  For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  high  above 

All  things  on  earth  that  are  ; 
Above  all  other  gods  thou  art 
Exalted  very  far. 

9  Hate  ill,  all  ye  that  love  the  Lord : 

His  saints'  souls  keepeth  he ; 
And  from  the  hands  of  wicked  men 
He  sets  them  safe  and  free. 

10  For  them  that  follow  righteousness 

Is  sown  a  joyful  light, 
And  gladness  great  is  sown  for  them 
That  are  in  heart  upright. 

11  Ye  righteous,  in  the  Lord  rejoice; 

Express  your  thankfulness, 
When  ye  into  your  memory 
Do  call  his  holiness. 


PSALM  XCVII.  365 

PSALM  97.     L.  M 

1  TEHO VAH  reigns ;  let  earth  be  glad, 
U       And  all  her  islands  clap  their  hands ; 
With  clouds  and  darkness  he  is  clad, 

His  throne  in  right  and  judgment  stands. 

2  A  fiery  stream  before  him  goes, 
And  burns  around  him  all  his  foes ; 

His  lightning  shafts,  in  vengeance  hurled, 
Blazed  lurid  o'er  the  trembling  world. 

3  Like  wax  the  mountains  melt  away, 

Before  his  majesty  divine ; 
The  heavens  his  righteousness  display, 
All  nations  see  his  glory  shine. 

4  Be  shamed  who  idols  serve  and  boast, 
Fear  him,  ye  gods,  with  all  your  host ; 
When  Zion  glad,  thy  judgments  heard, 
Then  Judah's  daughters  praised  the  Lord. 

5  Exalted  is  thy  throne,  O  Lord, 

Above  all  gods,  above  all  lands ; 
Hate  evil,  ye  who  love  his  word, 

His  saints  he  frees  from  wicked  hands. 

6  For  all  the  righteous  sown  is  light, 
And  joy  for  men  in  heart  upright, 
Yc  saints  rejoice  in  God ;  him  bless, 
When  musing  on  his  holiness. 


366  PSALM  XCVIII. 

PSALM  98.     C  M 

1  /~\  SING  a  new  sung  to  the  Lord, 
V_y     For  wonders  he  hath  done ; 
His  right  hand  and  his  holy  arm 

Him  victory  hath  won. 

2  The  great  salvation  wrought  by  him, 

Jehovah  hath  made  known ; 
His  justice  in  the  heathen's  sight 
He  openly  hath  shown. 

3  He  mindful  of  his  grace  and  truth 

To  Isr'el's  house  hath  been ; 
The  great  salvation  of  our  God 
All  ends  of  earth  have  seen. 

4  Let  all  the  earth  unto  the  Lord 

Send  forth  a  joyful  noise ; 
Lift  up  your  voice  aloud  to  him, 
Sing  praises,  and  rejoice. 

5  With  harp,  with  harp,  and  voice  of  psalms, 

Unto  JEHOVAH  sing: 
With  trumpets,  cornets,  gladly  sound 
Before  the  Lord  the  King. 

6  Let  seas  and  all  their  fulness  roar ; 

The  world,  and  dwellers  there; 
Let  floods  clap  hands,  and  let  the  hills 
Together  joy  declare 

7  Before  the  Lord ;  because  he  comes, 

To  judge  the  earth  comes  he; 
He'll  judge  the  world  and  people  all 
With  truth  and  equity. 


PSALM  XCVIII.  367 

JPSALM  98.     L.  M. 

1  /^OME,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord, 

V_y     New  songs  ot  praise  with  sweet  ac- 
cord; 
For  wonders  great  by  him  are  done ; 
His  hand  and  arm  have  vict'ry  won. 

2  The  great  salvation  of  our  God 

Is  seen  through  all  the  earth  abroad  ; 
Before  the  heathen's  wondering  sight, 
He  hath  revealed  his  truth  and  right. 

3  He  called  to  mind  his  truth  and  grace 
In  promise  made  to  Isr'ePs  race ; 
And  unto  earth's  remotest  bound, 
Glad  tidings  of  salvation  sound. 

4  All  lands  to  God  lift  up  your  voice ; 
Sing  praise  to  him,  with  shouts  rejoice ; 
With  voice  of  joy  and  loud  acclaim, 
Let  all  unite  and  praise  his  name. 

5  Praise    God    with   harp,    with    harp    sinp* 

praise, 
With  voice  of  psalms  his  glory  raise ; 
With  trumpets,  cornets,  gladly  sing, 
And  shout  before  the  Lord  the  King. 

6  Let  earth  be  glad,  let  billows  roar, 
And  all  that  dwell  from  shore  to  shore; 
Let  floods  clap  hands  with  one  accord, 
Let  hills  rejoice  before  the  Lord ; 


368  PSALM  XCVIII. 

7  For,  lo,  he  comes;  at  his  command 
All  nations  shall  in  judgment  stand  ; 
Injustice  robed,  and  throned  in  light, 
The  Lord  shall  judge,  dispensing  right. 

PSALM  98.     8s  and  i*. 

1  QING  a  new  song  to  Jehovah, 

k3     For  the  wonders  he  hath  wrought 
His  right  hand  and  arm,  most  holy, 
Victory  to  him  have  brought. 

2  Lo,  Jehovah  his  salvation 

Hath  to  all  the  world  made  known ; 
In  the  sight  of  ev'ry  nation 

He  his  righteousness  hath  shown. 

3  Mindful  of  his  truth  and  mercy 

He  to  Isr'el's  house  hath  been, 
And  the  Lord  our  God's  salvation 
All  the  ends  of  earth  have  seen. 

4  All  the  earth,  sing  to  Jehovah, 

Shout  aloud,  sing  and  rejoice ; 
With  the  harp  sing  to  Jehovah, 
With  the  harp  and  tuneful  voice. 

5  Sound  the  trumpet  and  the  cornet, 

Shout  before  the  Lord  the  King ; 
Sea,  and  all  its  fulness  thunder; 
Earth,  and  all  its  people  sing. 

6  Let  the  rivers  in  their  gladness 

Clap  their  hands  with  one  accord ; 
Let  the  mountains  sing  together, 
And  rejoice  before  the  Lord. 


PSALM    XCIX.  369 

7  For,  to  judge  the  earth  he  corneth, 
And  with  righteousness  shall  he 
Judge  the  world  ;  and  all  the  nations 
He  will  judge  with  equity. 

PSALM  99.     C.  M 

1  T  I  THE  Lord  Jehovah  reigns  as  King, 

_1_      Let  all  the  people  quake  : 
He  sits  between  the  cherubim, 
Let  earth  be  moved  and  shake. 

2  Jehovah  is  in  Zion  great, 

Above  all  people  high  ; 
Thy  fearful,  great,  and  holy  name, 
O  let  them  magnify. 

3  The  King's  strength  also  judgment  loves; 

Thou  settlest  equity : 
Thou  judgment  just  dost  execute 
In  Jacob  righteously. 

4  The  Lord  our  God  exalt  on  high, 

And  reverently  do  ye 
Before  his  footstool  worship  him  : 
The  Holy  One  is  he. 

5  Moses  and  Aaron,  with  his  priests, 

Samuel,  with  them  that  call 
Upon  his  name  :  these  called  on  God, 
And  he  them  answered  all. 

6  Within  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 

He  unto  them  did  speak  : 
His  statutes  they  observed  ;  the  laws 
He  gave  they  did  not  break. 


370  PSALM  XCIX. 

7  O  Lord,  our  God,  thou  wast  a  God, 

Who  didst  them  answer  send  ; 
Though  punishing  their  deeds  to  them 
Thou  pardon  didst  extend. 

8  Do  ye  exalt  the  Lord  our  God, 

And  at  his  holy  hill 
Do  ye  him  worship :  for  the  Lord, 
Our  God,  is  holy  still. 

PSALM  99.     S  M 

1  TEHOVAH  reigns  supreme, 
*J  Let  all  the  people  quake ; 
He  sits  between  the  cherubim, 

Let  earth's  foundation  shake. 

2  In  Zion  God  is  great ; 

O'er  nations  high  his  throne ; 
His  fearful,  great,  and  holy  name 
In  praises  let  them  own. 

3  The  King's  strength  judgment  loves; 

Thou  justice  dost  maintain  : 
Both  righteousness  and  judgment  thou 
In  Jacob  dost  sustain. 

4  Do  ye  exalt  the  Lord, 

Our  God  in  praises  laud ; 
And  at  his  footstool  worship  him, 
For  holy  is  our  God. 

5  Moses  and  Aaron,  priests, 

'Midst  those  that  on  him  call, 
And  Samuel,  too,  these  called  on  God, 
And  he  them  answered  all- 


PSALM   C.  371 

6  In  pillar  of  a  cloud, 

To  them  Jehovah  spake  ; 
He  testimonies  gave  to  them, 
And  laws  they  did  not  break. 

7  O  Lord,  our  gracious  God, 

Thou  didst  an  answer  send ; 
Though  taking  vengeance  on  their  deeds, 
Thou  pardon  didst  extend. 

8  Do  ye  exalt  the  Lord  ; 

Our  God  in  praises  laud, 
And  worship  at  his  holy  hill, 
For  holy  is  our  God. 

PSALM  100.     C    M 

1  /~~\  ALL  ye  lands,  unto  the  Lord 
\_J     Make  ye  a  joyful  noise. 
Serve  God  with  gladness,  and  before 

Him  come  with  singing  voice. 

2  Know  ye  the  Lord  that  he  is  God  ; 

He  for  himself  us  made  : 
We  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep 
Within  his  pasture  fed. 

3  Enter  his  gates  and  courts  with  thanks, 

His  praise  in  songs  proclaim  ; 
To  him  express  your  thankfulness, 
And  ever  bless  his  name. 

4  Because  the  Lord  our  God  is  good, 

His  mercy  never  ends  ; 
And  unto  generations  all 
His  faithfulness  extends. 


372  PSALM  C. 

PSALM  100.     L    M. 

1  A    LL  people  that  on  earth  do  dwell, 
_xTJl_     Sing  to  the  Lord  with  cheerful  voice. 
Him  serve  with  mirth,  his  praise  forth  tell, 

Come  ye  before  him  and  rejoice. 

2  Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  indeed ; 

Without  our  aid  he  did  us  make  : 
We  are  his  flock,  he  doth  us  feed, 
And  for  his  sheep  he  doth  us  take. 

3  O  enter  then  his  gates  with  joy, 

Within  his  courts  his  praise  proclaim  ; 
Let  thankful  songs  your  tongues  employ, 
O  bless  and  magnify  his  name. 

4  Because  the  Lord  our  God  is  good, 

His  mercy  is  forever  sure ; 
His  truth  at  all  times  firmly  stood, 
And  shall  from  age  to  age  endure. 

PSALM  100.     8s 

1  A    LL  people  that  dwell  on  the  earth, 
f\      Your  songs  to  Jehovah  now  raise ; 

O  worship  Jehovah  with  mirth, 

Approach  him  with  anthems  of  praise. 

2  Know  ye  that  Jehovah  is  God, 

Our  Sov'reign  and  Maker  is  he ; 
His  people  who  bow  to  his  rod, 
And  sheep  of  his  pasture  are  we. 


PSALM  CI.  373 

3  O  enter  his  temple  with  praise, 

His  portals  with  thankful  acclaim  ; 
Your  voices  in  thanksgiving  raise, 
And  bless  ye  his  glorious  name. 

4  For  good  is  Jehovah  the  Lord, 

His  mercy  to  us  never  ends  ; 
His  faithfulness  true  to  his  word, 
Through  ages  unending  extends, 

PSALM  101.     C.  M 

1  T  MERCY  will  and  judgment  sing, 
JL     Lord,  I  will  sing  to  thee. 
With  wisdom  in  a  perfect  way 

Shall  my  behavior  be. 

2  O  when,  in  kindness  unto  me, 

Wilt  thou  be  pleased  to  come?- 
I  with  a  perfect  heart  will  walk 
Within  my  house  at   home. 

3  I  will  endure  no  wicked  thing 

Before  mine  eyes  to  be ; 
I  hate  their  work  that  turn  aside, 
It  shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

4  A  stubborn  and  a  froward  heart 

Depart  quite  from  me  shall ; 
A  person  giv'n  to  wickedness 
I  will  not  know  at  all. 

5  I'll  cut  him  off  that  slandereth 

His  neighbor  privily : 
The  haughty  heart  I  will  not  bear, 
Nor  him  whose  looks  are  high. 

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374  PSALM  CI. 

6  Upon  the  faithful  of  the  land 

Mine  eyes  shall  be,  that  they 
May  dwell  with  me  ;  he  shall  me  serve 
Who  walks  in  perfect  way. 

7  Who  of  deceit  a  worker  is 

In  my  house  shall  not  dwell ; 
Nor  in  my  presence  shall  remain 
The  man  that  lies  doth  tell. 

8  Yea,  all  the  wicked  of  the  land 

I  early  will  destroy ; 
And  from  God's  city  cut  them  off 
That  work  iniquity. 


\oF 


PSALZf  101.   Ts  and  6s. 

mercy  and  of  judgment, 


O  Lord,  I'll  sing  to  thee. 
In  wisdom  and  uprightness 
Shall  my  behavior  be. 

0  when  wilt  thou,  Jehovah, 
To  me  in  kindness  come? 

With  heart  sincere  and  perfect 
I'll  walk  within  my  home. 

No  work  of  sin  I'll  suffer 
Before  my  eyes  to  be  : 

1  hate  the  work  of  sinners, 
It  shall  not  cleave  to  me. 

The  man  whose  heart  is  froward, 
Shall  from  my  presence  go. 

None  who  in  sin  takes  pleasure 
Will  I  consent  to  know. 


PSALM  Gil.  375 

5  The  tongue  of  secret  slander 

Shall  from  my  sight  depart ; 
High  looks  I  will  not  suffer, 
Nor  yet  the  haughty  heart. 

6  My  eyes  shall  seek  the  faithful, 

That  they  may  dwell  with  me  ; 
The  man  who  walks  uprightly, 
He  shall  my  servant  be. 

7  No  man  of  works  deceitful 

Within  my  house  shall  dwell ; 
Nor  in  my  sight  shall  tarry 
The  man  who  lies  doth  tell. 

8  I'll  everywhere  on  sinners 

Inflict  a  swift  reward  ; 
To  free  from  evil-doers 
The  city  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  102.     C  M. 

1  TEHOVAH,  hear  my  pray'r,  and  lei 
U       My  cry  come  up  to  thee  ; 

And  in  the  day  of  my  distress 
Hide  not  thy  face  from  me. 

2  Give  ear  to  me  ;  what  time  I  call, 

To  answer  me  make  haste : 
For,  as  a  hearth,  my  bones  are  burnt, 
My  days,  like  smoke,  do  waste. 

3  My  smitten  heart  is  like  the  grass, 

When  withered  by  the  heat ; 
And  so  I  have  forgetful  been, 
My  daily  bread  to  eat. 


376  PSALM  CIL 

4  By  reason  of  my  groaning  voice 

My  bones  cleave  to  my  skin. 
Like  pelican  in  wilderness, 
Forsaken  I  have  been  : 

5  I  like  an  owl  in  desert  am, 

That  nightly  there  doth  moan  ; 
I  watch,  and  like  a  sparrow  am 
On  the  house-top  alone. 

6  My  bitter  foes  reproaches  cast 

Upon  me  all  the  day  ; 
And,  being  mad  at  me,  with  rage 
Against  me  sworn  are  they. 

7  Because  I  ashes  eaten  have 

Like  bread,  in  sorrows  deep  ; 
My  drink  I  also  mingled  have 
With  tears  that  I  did  weep. 

8  Thy  indignation  and  thy  wrath 

Did  cause  this  grief  and  pain; 
For  thou  has  lifted  me  on  high, 
And  cast  me  down  again. 

9  My  days  are  like  a  fleeting  shade 

So  swiftly  do  they  pass ; 
And  I  am  withered  all  away, 
Ev'n  like  the  fading  grass. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  forever  art, 
And  thy  remembrance  shall 
Continually  endure,  and  be 
To  generations  all. 


PSALM   CI  I.  377 

11  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  mercy  have 

Upon  thy  Zion  yet ; 
The  time  to  favor  her  is  come, 
The  time  that  thou  hast  set. 

12  For  in  her  rubbish  and  her  stones 

Thy  servants  pleasure  take ; 
Yea,  they  the  very  dust  thereof 
Do  favor  for  her  sake. 

13  So  shall  the  heathen  people  fear 

The  Lord's  most  holy  name ; 
And  all  the  kings  on  earth  shall  dread 
Thy  glory  and  thy  fame. 

14  When  Zion,  by  the  mighty  Lord 

Built  up  again  shall  be, 
In  glory  then  and  majesty 
To  men  appear  shall  he. 

15  The  prayer  of  the  destitute 

He  surely  will  regard  ; 
Their  prayer  he  will  not  despise, 
By  him  it  shall  be  heard, 

16  For  generations  yet  to  come 

This  truth  they  shall  record  : 
So  shall  the  people  that  shall  be 
Created  praise  the  Lord. 

17  He  from  his  sanctuary's  height 

Hath  downward  cast  his  eve; 
Jehovah  on  the  earth  beneath 
Did  look  from  heaven  high; 


'S  PSALM   GH. 

18  That  of  the  mournful  prisoner 

The  groanings  he  might  hear, 
To  set  them  free  that  unto  deatlx 
By  men  appointed  are : 

19  That  they  in  Zion  may  declare 

The  Lord's  most  holy  name, 
And  publish  in  Jerusalem 
The  praises  of  the  same ; 

20  "When  all  the  people  gather  shall 

In  troops  with  one  accord, 
When  kingdoms  shall  assembled  be 
To  serve  the  highest  Lord. 

21  My  wonted  strength  and  force  he  hath 

Abated  in  the  way, 
My  days  he  also  shortened  hath, 
Thus  therefore  did  I  say  : 

22  My  God,  O  take  me  not  away 

Ere  half  my  days  are  past : 
Through  generations  all,  thy  years 
Eternally  do  last. 

23  The  firm  foundation  of  the  earth 

Of  old  time  thou  hast  laid ; 
The  heavens  also  are  the  work 

Which  thine  own  hands  have  made. 

24  Thou  shalt  for  evermore  endure, 

But  they  shall  perish  all ; 
Yea,  ev'ry  one  of  them  wax  old, 
Like  to  a  garment,  shall ; 


PSALM    CII.  379 

25  Thou,  as  a  vesture,  shalt  them  change, 

And  changed  they  all  shall  be ; 
But  thou  art  still  the  same,  thy  years 
Are  to  eternity. 

26  The  children  of  thy  servants  shall 

Continually  endure ; 
And  in  thy  sight,  O  Lord,  their  seed 
Shall  be  established  sure. 


JPSAL3I102.  L.  M. 

1  ~T~   ORD,  hear  my  pray'r,  and  let  my  cry 

I  J     Have  speedy  access  unto  thee ; 
In  day  of  my  calamity 
O  hide  not  thou  thy  face  from  me. 

2  O  hear  me  when  I  call ;  that  day 
An  answer  speedily  return  : 

My  days,  like  smoke,  consume  away, 
And,  as  a  hearth,  my  bones  do  burn. 

3  My  heart  is  smitten,  and  like  grass 
When  withered  by  the  scorching  heat, 
My  days  in  weariness  I  pass, 

And  I  forget  my  bread  to  eat. 

4  By  reason  of  my  grief  within, 
And  voice  of  my  unceasing  groans, 
My  flesh  is  all  consumed,  my  skin, 

All  parched,  doth  cleave  unto  my  bones. 


380  PSALM   CII. 

5  The  pelican  of  wilderness, 
The  owl  in  desert,  I  do  match ; 
And,  sparrow-like,  companion  less, 
Upon  the  house  top  I  do  watch. 

6  I  all  day  long  am  made  a  scorn, 
Reproached  by  my  malicious  foes  : 
The  madmen  are  against  me  sworn, 
The  men  against  me  that  arose. 

7  For  ashes  I,  in  sorrow  deep, 
Have  eaten  as  my  daily  bread ; 
And  of  the  tears  which  I  did  weep 
I  with  my  drink  a  mixture  made. 

o  Thy  indignation  unappeased, 

And  thy  fierce  wrath  have  caused  this  pain, 
Because,  O  Lord,  thou  hast  me  raised, 
And  thou  hast  cast  me  down  again. 

9  My  days  of  life  with  haste  decline: 
They  like  the  shadows  swiftly  pass ; 
And  I  in  deepest  sorrow  pine, 
And  wither  like  the  fading  grass. 

10  But  thou,  O  Lord,  shalt  still  endure, 
From  change  and  all  mutation  free, 
And  to  all  generations  sure 

Shall  thy  remembrance  ever  be. 

11  Thou  shalt  arise,  and  mercy  yet 
Thou  to  mount  Zion  shalt  extend : 
Now  is  the  time  for  favor  set, 

That  thou  to  her  shouldst  mercy  send. 


PSALM    CII.  331 

12  Thy  saints  take  pleasure  in  her  stones, 
Her  very  dust  to  them  is  dear. 

All  heathen  lands  and  kingly  thrones 
On  earth  thy  glorious  name  shall  fear. 

13  The  Lord  in  glory  shall  appear, 
When  Zion  he  again  repairs. 

He  shall  regard  and  lend  his  ear 
To  all  the  needy's  humble  pray'rs : 

14  Th'  afflicted's  prr.y'r  he  will  not  scorn. 
This  ever  shall  be  on  record  : 

And  generations  yet  unborn 

Shall  praise  and  magnify  the  Lord. 

15  He  from  his  holy  place  looked  down. 
The  earth  he  viewed  from  heaven  high, 
To  hear  the  prisoner's  mourning  groan, 
And  free  them  that  are  doomed  to  die ; 

16  That  Zion,  and  Jerus'lem  too, 

His  name  and  praise  may  well  record  ; 
When  people  and  the  kingdoms  do 
Assemble  all  to  praise  the  Lord. 

17  My  strength  he  weakened  in   the  way, 
My  days  of  life  he  short  hath  made. 
My  God,  O  take  me  not  away 

In  mid-time  of  my  days,  I  said. 


382  PSALM   CII. 

18  Thy  years  through  all  the  ages  last, 
And  thou  of  old,  O  Lord,  hast  laid 
The  earth's  foundation  firm  and  fast ; 
Thy  mighty  hands  the  heav'ns  have  made. 

19  Thou  shalt  remain,  they  perish  shall, 
They  all  like  garments  shall  decay  ; 
Thou  shalt  as  vestures  change  them  all, 
They  shall  be  changed,  and  pass  away. 

20  But  from  all  changes  thou  art  free ; 
Thy  endless  years  do  last  for  aye. 
Thy  servants,  and  their  seed  who  be, 
Established  shall  before  thee  stay. 

PSALM  102.     Is. 

1  "T~~T~EAR  my  prayer,  O  Lord,  attend, 
JZL     Let  my  cry  to  thee  ascend  ; 
From  me  hide  not  thou  thy  face, 

In  the  day  of  my  distress. 

2  Unto  me  incline  thy  ear ; 
When  I  call,  make  haste  to  hear. 
For  my  days  to  smoke  are  turned, 
As  a  hearth  my  bones  are  burned. 

3  As  the  grass  my  heart  doth  fade, 
I  forget  to  eat  my  bread. 
Through  my  voice  of  ceaseless  groans 
Cleaves  my  flesh  to  all  my  bones. 


PSALM   CII.  383 

4  Like  the  pelican  am  I, 
Like  the  owl  in  desert  dry ; 
Sparrow-like  on  housetop  'lone, 
Through  the  sleepless  night  I  moan. 

5  From  my  foes,  who  speak  with  scorn, 
Vile  reproach  Fve  daily  borne; 
They  that  mad  against  me  arc, 

In  their  rage  against  me  swear. 

6  I  ate  ashes  for  my  bread, 

Mixed  my  drink  with  tears  I  shed ; 
Tli is,  for  thy  displeasure,  Lord, 
And  thy  wrath  upon  me  poured. 

7  Thou  hast  lifted  me  on  high, 
But  cast  down  again  am  I ; 
All  my  days  as  shadows  pass; 
And  I  wither  like  the  grass. 

8  But,  O  Lord,  thou  shalt  endure, 
Still  the  same,  for  evermore ; 
Thee  to  mind  shall  men  recall 
Through  the  coming  ages  all. 

9  Thou  shalt  now  for  Zion  rise, 
Viewing  her  with  pitying  eyes ; 
Now  shall  Zion  favor  see, 

'Tis  the  time  decreed  by  thee. 

10  For  thy  saints  thy  promise  trust, 
Loving  ev'n  her  stones  and  dust. 
So  shall  heathen  fear  God's  name ; 
All  earth's  kings  thy  glorious  fame. 


384  PSALM   CIL 

11  Zion's  walls  built  up  shall  be; 
All  shall  then  God's  glory  see. 
He  the  destitute  shall  hear, 
And  will  not  despise  their  prayer, 

12  Of  this  truth  shall  record  be, 
That  the  coming  race  may  see. 
God  shall  into  being  bring, 
People,  that  his  praise  shall  sing. 

13  From  his  sanctuary  high 

God  hath  looked  with  pitying  eye"; 
Earth  he  viewed  from  heaven,  his  throne, 
Listening  to  the  prisoner's  groan. 

14  From  the  bonds  in  which  they  lie 
Freeing  those  condemned  to  die ; 
This  in  Zion  they'll  proclaim, 
And  in  Salem  praise  his  name. 

15  When  the  people  of  the  Lord 
Gathered  are  with  one  accord, 
When  to  serve  the  Lord  of  might 
Kingdoms  of  the  earth  unite. 

1 6  In  the  way  he  made  me  weak, 
Life  he  shortened,  then  I  spake: 
"Take  me  not,  O  God,  away 

In  the  midst  of  life,  I  pray." 

17  Lord,  thy  years  without  an  end 
Through  the  ages  all  extend. 
Earth's  foundations  thou  hast  laid ; 
Thou  of  old  the  heavens  hast  made. 


PSALM  CIIL  385 

18  They  shall  speedily  decay, 

But  thy  years  shall  last  for  aye ; 

Yea,  the  works  we  now  behold 

VA11  like  garments  shall  wax  old. 

19  As  a  vesture  shall  they  be, 

They  shall  all  be  changed  by  thee; 
Yet  unchanged,  as  years  extend, 
Thy  years,  Lord,  shall  have  no  end. 

20  Children  of  thy  heritage 

Shall  endure  through  every  age, 
And  their  sons  from  race  to  race 
Shall  not  fail  before  thy  face. 

PSALM  103.     C  M. 

1  f\  THOU  my  soul,  bless  God  the  Lord 
\_J     And  all  that  in  me  is, 

Be  lifted  up,  his  holy  name 
To  magnify  and  bless. 

2  Bless,  O  my  soul,  the  Lord  thy  God, 

And  not  forgetful  be 
Of  all  his  gracious  benefits 
He  hath  bestowed  on  thee. 

3  All  thy  iniquities  who  doth 

Most  graciously  forgive : 
Who  thy  diseases  all  and  pains 
Doth  heal,  and  thee  relieve. 

4  Who  doth  redeem  thy  life,  that  thou 

To  death  mayst  not  go  down  ; 
Who  thee  with  loving-kindness  doth, 
And  tender  mercies  crown  : 
33 


386  PSALM  CIII. 

5  Who  with  abundance  of  good  things 

Doth  satisfy  thy  mouth  ; 
And  even  as  the  eagle's  age, 
He  hath  renewed  thy  youth. 

6  God  righteous  judgment  executes 

For  all  oppressed  ones. 
His  ways  to  Moses,  he  his  acts 
Made  known  to  Isr'el's  sons. 

7  The  Lord  Jehovah  gracious  is, 

And  he  is  merciful, 
Long-suffering  and  slow  to  wrath, 
In  kindness  plentiful. 

8  He  will  not  chide  continually, 

Nor  keep  his  anger  still. 
With  us  he  dealt  not  as  we  sinned. 
Nor  did  requite  our  ill. 

9  For  as  the  heaven  in  its  height 

The  earth  surmounteth  far ; 
So  great  to  those  that  do  him  fear 
His  tender  mercies  are  : 

10  As  far  as  east  is  distant  from 

The  west,  so  far  hath  he 
From  us  removed,  in  tender  love, 
All  our  iniquity. 

11  Such  pity  as  a  father  hath, 

Unto  his  children  dear; 
Like  pity  shows  the  Lord  to  them 
Who  worship  him  in  fear. 


PSALM  CIII.  387 

12  For  he  remembers  we  are  dust, 

And  he  our  frame  well  knows. 
Frail  man,  his  days  are  like  the  grass^ 
As  flow'r  in  field  he  grows : 

13  For  over  it  the  wind  doth  pass, 

And  it  away  is  gone ; 
And  of  the  place  where  once  it  was 
It  shall  no  more  be  known. 

14  But  unto  them  that  fear  the  Lord 

His  mercy  never  ends ; 
And  to  their  children's  children  all 
His  righteousness  extends : 

15  To  such  as  keep  his  covenant, 

And  walk  in  wisdom's  way; 
Who  mindful  are  of  his  command^ 
That  they  may  them  obey. 

16  Jehovah  hath  prepared  his  throne 

In  heavens  firm  to  stand ; 
And  ev'ry  thing  that  being  hath 
His  kingdom  doth  command. 

17  O  ye  his  angels,  that  excel 

In  strength,  bless  ye  the  Lord ; 
Ye  who  obey  what  he  commands, 
And  hearken  to  his  word. 

18  O  bless  and  magnify  the  Lord, 

Ye  glorious  hosts  of  his ; 

Ye  ministers,  that  do  fulfil 

Whate'er  his  pleasure  is. 


388  PSALM   CIII. 

19  O  bless  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  works, 
Wherewith  the  world  is  stored, 
In  his  dominions  everywhere. 
My  soul,  bless  thou  the  Lord. 

PSALM  103.     8s  and  7s. 

1  f~\  MY  soul,  bless  thou  Jehovah, 
V_y     All  within  me  bless  his  name; 
Bless  Jehovah,  and  forget  not 

All  his  mercies  to  proclaim. 

2  Who  forgives  all  thy  transgressious, 

Thy  diseases  all  who  heals  ; 
Who  redeems  thee  from  destruction, 
Who  with  thee  so  kindly  deals. 

3  Who  with  tender  mercies  crowns  thee, 

Who  with  good  things  fills  thy  mouth, 
So  that  even  like  the  eagle 

Thou  hast  been  restored  to  youth. 

4  In  his  righteousness,  Jehovah 

Will  deliver  those  distressed; 
He  will  execute  just  judgment 
In  the  cause  of  all  oppressed. 

5  He  made  known  his  ways  to  Moses, 

And  his  acts  to  Isr'el's  race ; 
God  is  plentiful  in  mercy, 
Slow  to  anger,  rich  in  grace. 

6  He  will  not  forever  chide  us, 

Nor  keep  anger  in  his  mind, 
Hath  not  dealt  as  we  offended, 
Nor  rewarded  as  we  sinned. 


PSALM  CIIL  389 

7  For  as  high  as  is  the  heaven, 
Far  above  the  earth  below  ; 
Ever  great  to  them  that  fear  him, 
Is  the  mercy  he  will  show. 

S  Far  as  east  from  west  is  distant, 
He  hath  put  away  our  sin ; 
Like  the  pity  of  a  father 

Hath  the  Lord's  compassion  been. 

9  Well  he  knows  our  frame,  remembering 
We  are  dust,  our  days  like  grass; 
Man  is  like  the  flower  blooming, 
Till  the  hot  winds  o'er  it  pass. 

10  Then  'tis  gone,  and  is  remembered 

By  its  former  place  no  more ; 
But  on  them  that  fear  Jehovah 
Rests  his  mercy  evermore. 

11  As  it  was  without  beginning, 

So  it  lasts  without  an  end  : 
To  their  children's  children  ever 
Shall  his  righteousness  extend; 

12  Unto  such  as  keep  his  cov'nant, 

And  are  steadfast  in  his  way ; 
Unto  those  who  still  remember 
His  commandments  and  obey. 

13  In  the  heavens  high,  Jehovah 

Hath  for  him  prepared  a  throne. 
And  throughout  his  vast  dominion 
All  his  works  his  power  shall  own. 


390  PSALM  CIV. 

14  Bless  Jehovah,  ye  his  angels, 

Spirits  that  excel  in  might ; 
Ye  who  hear  what  he  commands  you, 
Ye  that  do  it  with  delight. 

15  Bless  and  magnify  Jehovah, 

All  ye  hosts  that  do  his  will ; 
Ye  his  servants,  ever  ready 
All  his  pleasure  to  fulfil. 

16  Bless  Jehovah,  all  his  creatures 

Ever  under  his  control ; 
All  throughout  his  vast  dominion  ; 
Bless  Jehovah,  O  my  soul. 

PSALM  104.     C    M. 

1  T3 LESS  God,  my  soul.  O  Lord  my 
JZ)  Thou  art  exceeding  great;  [God, 
With  honor  and  with  majesty 

Thou  clothed  art  in  state. 

2  With  light,  as  with  a  robe,  thyself 

Thou  coverest  about; 
And,  like  the  curtain  of  a  tent, 
The  heavens  stretchest  out. 

3  He  of  his  chambers  doth  the  beams 

Within  the  waters  lay  ; 
He  doth  the  clouds  his  chariot  make, 
On  wings  of  wind  make  way. 

4  He  doth  the  flames  his  ministers, 

The  winds  hi-.  ang:ls  make: 
He  earth's  foundations  firmly  laid 
That  it  should  never  shake. 


PSALM   CIV.  391 

5  Thou  didst  it  cover  with  the  deep, 

As  with  a  garment  spread  : 
The  waters  stood  above  the  hills, 
When  thou  the  word  hadst  said. 

6  But  at  the  voice  of  thy  rebuke 

They  fled,  and  would  not  stay ; 
They  at  thy  thunder's  dreadful  voice 
Did  hasten  fast  away. 

7  They  by  the  mountains  do  ascend, 

And  by  the  valley-ground 
Descend  again  to  that  same  place 
Which  thou  for  them  didst  found. 

8  To  them  a  limit  thou  hast  set, 

O'er  which  they  may  not  go, 
That  they  do  not  return  again 
The  earth  to  overflow. 

9  He  to  the  valleys  sends  the  springs, 

Which  run  among  the  hills  : 
They  to  all  beasts  of  field  give  drink, 
Wild  asses  drink  their  fills. 

10  The  fowls  of  heaven  their  dwellings  have 

Beside  each  flowing  spring, 
And  there  among  the  branches  they 
With  joyful  voices  sing. 

11  He  from  his  chambers  watereth 

The  hills  when  they  are  dried  : 
And  with  the  fruit  of  these  thy  works, 
The  earth  is  satisfied. 


392  PSALM    CIV. 

12  He  makes  the  grass  for  cattle  grow, 

He  makes  the  herb  to  spring 
For  use  of  man,  that  food  to  him 
He  from  the  earth  may  bring ; 

13  And  wine,  that  to  the  heart  of  man 

Doth  cheerfulness  impart ; 
Oil  that  his  face  makes  shine,  and  bread 
That  strengtheneth  his  heart. 

14  The  trees  of  God  are  full  of  life ; 

The  cedars  great  that  stand 
On  Lebanon,  all  planted  were 
By  his  almighty  hand. 

15  Where  birds  a  place  of  safety  choose 

In  which  their  nests  to  make ; 
As  for  the  storks,  the  lofty  firs 
They  for  their  dwelling  take. 

16  Wild  goats  a  place  of  refuge  find 

Upon  the  mountains  high  ; 
The  conies  also  to  the  rocks 
Do  for  their  safety  fly. 

17  He  sets  the  moon  in  heav'n,  thereby 

The  seasons  to  discern  ; 
From  him  the  sun  his  certain  time 
Of  going  down  doth  learn. 

8  Thou  darkness  mak'st,  'tis  night,  then  beasts 
Of  forests  creep  abroad. 
The  lions  young  do  roar  for  prey, 
And  seek  their  meat  from  God. 


PSALM  CIV.  393 

19  The  sun  doth  rise,  and  home  they  flock, 

Down  in  their  dens  they  lie. 
Man  goes  to  work,  his  labor  he 
Doth  to  the  ev'ning  ply. 

20  How  manifold,  O  Lord,  thy  works, 

In  wisdom  wonderful 
Thou  ev'ry  one  of  them  hast  made ; 
Earth's  of  thy  riches  full : 

21  So  is  this  great  and  spacious  sea, 

"Wherein  things  creeping  are, 
Which  numbered  cannot  be ;  and  beasts 
Both  great  and  small  are  there. 

22  The  ships  go  there,  and  there  thou  mak'st 

Leviathan  to  play. 
These  wait  on  thee,  and  from  thy  hand 
In  due  time  fed  are  they. 

23  And  what  thy  kindness  gives  to  them 

They  gather  for  their  food ; 
Thine  hand  thou  open'st  lib'rally, 
And  they  are  filled  with  good. 

24  Thou  hid'st  thy  face ;  they  troubled  are, 

Their  breath  thou  tak'st  away ; 
They  die,  and  to  their  kindred  dust 
Return  again  do  they. 

25  Thy  Spirit  then  thou  sendest  forth, 

And  they  created  are  ; 
The  face  of  earth  thou  dost  revive, 
And  all  things  new  appear. 


394  PSALM    CV. 

26,  The  glory  of  the  mighty  Lord 
For  ever  shall  endure; 
And  in  his  works  Jehovah  shall 
Rejoice  for  evermore. 

27  Earth,  as  affrighted,  trembleth  all, 

If  he  on  it  but  look  ; 
And  if  the  mountains  he  but  touch, 
They  presently  do  smoke. 

28  I  to  the  Lord  Most  High  will  sing 

So  long  as  I  shall  live  ; 
And  while  I  being  have  I  will 
To  my  God  praises  give. 

29  Of  him  my  meditation  shall 

Sweet  thoughts  to  me  afford ; 
And  as  for  me,  I  will  rejoice 
In  God,  my  only  Lord. 

30  From  earth  let  sinners  be  consumed, 

Let  ill  men  no  more  be. 
O  thou  my  soul,  bless  thou  the  Lord. 
Praise  to  the  Lord  give  ye. 

PSALM  105.     C    M. 

1    f~^\  IVE  thanks  to  God, call  on  his  name; 
VjT     To  men  his  deeds  make  known. 
Sing  ye  to  him,  sing  psalms;  proclaim 
His  wondrous  works  each  one. 


PSALM    CV.  395 

2  To  glory  in  his  holy  name 

Unite  with  one  accord  ; 
And  let  the  heart  of  ev'ry  one 
Rejoice  that  seeks  the  Lord. 

3  The  Lord  Almighty,  and  his  strength, 

With  steadfast  hearts  seek  ye : 
His  blessed  and  his  gracious  face 
Seek  ye  continually. 

4  Remember  all  his  mighty  deeds, 

The  wonders  he  hath  done, 
The  righteous  judgments  of  his  mouth, 
Remember  them  each  one. 

5  O  ye,  the  seed  of  Abraham, 

Who  served  him  faithfully  ; 
Ye  sons  of  Jacob  whom  he  chose, 
Keep  these  in  memory. 

6  Because  he,  and  he  only,  is 

The  mighty  Lord  our  God ; 
And  his  most  righteous  judgments  are 
In  all  the  earth  abroad. 

7  His  covenant  he  remembered  hath, 

That  it  may  ever  stand  : 
To  thousand  generations  he 
His  promise  did  command. 

8  Which  covenant  he  firmly  made 

With  faithful  Abraham, 

And  unto  Isaac,  by  his  oath, 

He  did  renew  the  same : 


396  PSALM  CV. 

9  And  unto  Jacob,  for  a  law, 
He  made  it  firm  and  sure, 
A  covenant  to  Israel, 

Which  ever  should  endure. 

10  He  said,  I  Canaan's  land  will  give 

For  heritage  to  you  ; 
While  they  were  strangers  there,  and  few, 
In  number  very  few  : 

11  While  yet  they  went  from  land  to  land, 

Without  a  sure  abode  ; 
And  while  through  many  kingdoms  they 
Did  wander  far  abroad  ; 

12  Yet,  notwithstanding,  suffered  he 

No  man  to  do  them  wrong ; 
Yea,  for  their  sakes  he  did  reprove 
Kings,  who  were  great  and  strong. 

13  He  said,  these  my  anointed  are, 

Touch  not,  nor  do  them  wrong ; 
Nor  do  the  prophets  any  harm 
That  unto  me  belong. 

14  He  called  for  famine  on  the  land, 

He  broke  the  staff  of  bread  : 
But  yet  he  sent  a  man  before, 
By  whom  they  should  be  fed  ; 

15  Ev'n  Joseph,  whom,  by  envy  moved, 

Sell  for  a  slave  did  they  ; 
Whose  feet  they  with  the  fetters  hurt, 
And  he  in  irons  lay ; 


PSALM   CV.  397 

16  Until  the  time  that  his  word  came 

To  give  him  liberty ; 
The  word  and  purpose  of  the  Lord 
Did  him  in  prison  try. 

17  Then  sent  the  king,  and  did  command 

That  he  enlarged  should  be  : 
He  that  the  people's  ruler  was 
Did  send  to  set  him  free. 

18  To  be  the  lord  of  all  his  house 

He  raised  him,  as  most  fit ; 

To  him  of  all  that  he  possessed 

He  did  the  charge  commit : 

19  That  at  his  pleasure  he  might  bind 

The  princes  of  the  land ; 
And  also  make  his  senators 
True  wisdom  understand. 

20  The  people  then  of  Israel 

Down  into  Egypt  came  ; 
And  Jacob  for  a  time  sojourned 
Within  the  land  of  Ham. 

21  And  he  did  greatly  by  his  pow'r 

Increase  his  people  there  ; 
And  stronger  than  their  enemies 
They  by  his  blessing  were. 

22  Their  heart  he  then  to  hatred  turned 

Against  his  people  there, 
To  deal  in  subtlety  with  those 
Who  his  own  servants  were. 

34 


398  PSALM  CV. 

23  His  servant  Moses  then  he  sent 

And  Aaron,  chosen  one, 
And  they  his  signs  and  wonders  great, 
In  land  of  Ham,  made  known. 

24  He  darkness  sent,  and  made  it  dark ; 

His  word  they  did  obey. 
He  turned  their  waters  into  blood, 
And  he  their  fish  did  slay. 

25  The  land  in  plenty  brought  forth  frogs 

In  chambers  of  their  kings. 
His  word  all  sorts  of  flies  and  lice 
In  all  their  borders  brings. 

26  Hail  stones  for  rain,  and  flaming  fire 

Into  their  land  he  sent ; 
And  he  their  vines  and  fig-trees  smote ; 
Trees  of  their  coasts  he  rent. 

27  He  spake,  and  caterpillars  came, 

And  locusts  did  abound  ; 
Which  in  their  land  all  herbs  consumed, 
And  fruits  of  all  their  ground. 

28  He  smote  all  first-born  in  their  land, 

Chief  of  their  strength  each  one. 
With  gold  and  silver  brought  them  forth, 
Weak  in  their  tribes  were  none. 

29  Egypt  was  glad  when  forth  they  went, 

Their  fear  on  them  did  light. 
He  spread  a  cloud  for  covering, 
And  fire  to  shine  by  night. 


PSALM    CVI.  399 

30  They  asked,  and  he  brought  quails :  with 

Of  heaven  filled  he  them.  [bread 

He  opened  rocks,  floods  gushed,  and  ran 
In  deserts  like  a  stream. 

31  For  on  his  holy  promise  he, 

And  servant  Abr'ham  thought. 
With  joy  his  people,  his  elect, 
With  gladness,  forth  he  brought. 

32  And  so  the  heathen's  land  to  them, 

He  for  possession  gave  ; 
That  of  the  people's  labor  they 
Inheritance  might  have. 

33  That  they  his  statutes  might  observe 

According  to  his  word  ; 
And  that  they  might  his  laws  obey. 
Give  praises  to  the  Lord. 

PSALM  106.     C.  M. 

1  I  )RAISE  ye  the  Lord,  and  give  him 
JL  For  bountiful  is  he;  [thanks, 
His  tender  mercy  shall  endure 

To  all  eternity. 

2  God's  mighty  works  who  can  express  ? 

Or  show  forth  all  his  praise? 
O  blest  are  they  that  judgment  keep, 
And  justly  do  always. 

3  Remember  me,  O  Lord,  with  love, 

Which  thou  to  thine  dost  bear ; 
With  thy  salvation,  O  my  God, 
To  visit  me  draw  near. 


400  PSALM  CVI. 

4  That  I  thy  chosen 's  good  may  see, 

And  in  their  joy  rejoice; 
And  may  with  thine  inheritance 
Exult  with  cheerful  voice. 

5  We  with  our  fathers  have  transgressed, 

And  done  iniquity  ; 
With  them  we  have  transgressors  been, 
We  have  done  wickedly. 

6  The  wonders  great,  which  thou,  O  Lord, 

Didst  work  in  Egypt  land, 
Our  fathers,  though  they  saw,  yet  them 
They  did  not  understand  : 

7  And  they  thy  mercies'  multitude 

Kept  not  in  memory  ; 
But  at  the  sea,  ev'n  the  Red  sea, 
Provoked  him  grievously. 

8  Yet  notwithstanding  he  them  saved, 

Ev'n  for  his  own  name's  sake ; 
That  so  he  might,  to  be  well  known, 
His  mighty  power  make. 

9  The  Red  sea  also  he  rebuked, 

And  then  dried  up  it  was  : 
Through  depths,  as  through  the  wilderness, 
He  made  them  safely  pass. 

10  From  hands  of  him  that  hated  them, 
He  did  his  people  save  ; 
And  from  the  en'my's  cruel  hand 
To  them  redemption  gave 


PSALM   CVL  401 

1±  The  waters  overwhelmed  their  foes; 
Not  one  was  left  alive. 
Then  they  believed  his  word,  and  praise 
To  him  in  songs  did  give. 

12  But  soon  they  did  his  mighty  works 

Unthankfully  forget, 
And  on  his  counsel  and  his  will 
Did  not  with  patience  wait ; 

13  But  much  did  lust  in  wilderness, 

And  God  in  desert  tempt. 
He  gave  them  what  they  sought,  but  to 
Their  soul  he  leanness  sent. 

14  Moreover  Moses,  in  the  camp, 

They  envied  without  cause : 
At  Aaron  too,  the  saint  of  God, 
Inflamed  their  envy  was. 

15  The  earth  did  therefore  open  wide, 

And  Dathan  did  devour, 
And  all  Abiram's  company 
It  covered  in  that  hour. 

16  And  likewise  'mong  their  company 

A  fire  was  kindled  then  ; 
And  so  the  hot  consuming;  fla 
Burnt  up  these  wicked  men. 

17  Yet  they  at  Horeb  made  a  calf, 

A  molten  image  praised  ; 
Their  glory  changed  to  form  of  ox 
That  in  the  pastures  grazed. 


402  PSALM  CVI. 

18  They  soon  forgot  the  mighty  God, 

Who  had  their  Saviour  been, 
By  whom  such  great  things  brought  to  pass 
They  had  in  Egypt  seen. 

19  In  land  of  Ham  his  wondrous  works, 

Things  terrible  did  he, 
When  he  his  mighty  hand  and  arm 
Stretched  out  at  the  Red  sea. 

20  He  said  he  would  them  all  destroy, 

Had  not,  his  wrath  to  stay, 
His  chosen  Moses  stood  in  breach, 
That  them  he  should  not  slay. 

21  Yea,  they  despised  the  pleasant  land, 

Nor  did  believe  his  word, 
But  munn'ring  in  their  tents,  refused 
To  hearken  to  the  Lord. 

22  In  desert  therefore  them  to  slay 

He  lifted  up  his  hand  : 
Through  nations  to  overthrow  their  seed, 
And  scatter  in  each  land. 

23  They  unto  Baal-peor  did 

Themselves  associate ; 
The  sacrifices  of  the  dead 
They  did  profanely  eat. 

24  Thus,  by  inventions  of  their  own, 

They  much  provoked  his  ire  ; 
And  then  upon  them  suddenly 
The  plague  broke  in  as  fire. 


PSALM    CVI.  403 

25  Then  Phin'has  rose,  and  justice  did, 

And  so  the  plague  did  cease ; 
That  to  all  ages  counted  was 
To  him  for  righteousness. 

26  And  at  the  waters,  where  they  strove, 

They  did  him  angry  make, 
In  such  a  way  that  ill  it  fared 
With  Moses  for  their  sake  : 

27  Because  they  there  his  spirit  meek 

Provoked  so  bitterly, 
That  he  with  hasty  lips  did  speak 
Words  unadvisedly. 

28  Nor,  as  the  Lord  commanded  them, 

Did  they  the  nations  slay  : 
But  with  the  heathen  mingled  were, 
And  learned  of  them  their  way. 

29  Moreover  they  their  idols  served, 

Which  to  a  snare  was  turned. 
To  demons  they  in  sacrifice 

Their  sons  and  daughters  burned. 

30  In  their  own  children's  guiltless  blood 

Their  hands  they  did  imbrue, 
Whom  unto  Canaan's  idols  they 
For  sacrifices  slew. 

31  So  was  the  land  defiled  with  blood. 

Stained  with  their  works  were  they, 
And  with  inventions  of  their  own, 
To  idols  they  did  stray. 


404  PSALM   CVI. 

32  Against  his  people  kindled  was 

The  anger  of  the  Lord, 
They  so  provoked  his  wrath  that  he 
His  heritage  abhorred. 

33  He  gave  them  to  the  heathen's  power ; 

Their  foes  did  them  command. 
Their  en'mies  them  oppressed,  they  were 
Made  subject  to  their  hand. 

34  He  many  times  delivered  them ; 

But  with  their  counsel  so 
They  him  provoked,  that  for  their  sin 
They  were  brought  very  low. 

35  Yet  their  affliction  he  beheld, 

When  he  did  hear  their  cry : 
And  he  for  them  his  covenant 
Recalled  to  memory ; 

36  And  in  his  mercies'  multitude 

He  did  repent,  and  make 
Them  to  be  pitied  of  all  those 
Who  did  them  captive  take. 

37  Save  us,  O  Lord  our  God,  and  us 

From  heathen  nations  bring, 
That  we  thy  holy  name  may  thank, 
Thy  praises  ever  sing. 

38  Blessed  be  JEHOVAH,  Isr'el's  God, 

To  all  eternity : 
Let  all  the  people  say,  Amen. 
Praise  to  the  Lord  give  ye. 


PSALM    CVII.  405 

PSALM  107.     C.  M. 

1  S~\  PRAISE  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good ; 
\_J     His  mercies  lasting  be. 

Let  God's  redeemed  say  so,  whom  he 
From  pow'r  of  foes  set  free. 

2  He  gathered  them  from  all  the  lands, 

From  north,  south,  east,  and  west. 
They  strayed  in  desert's  pathless  way, 
No  city  found  to  rest. 

3  Their  weary  soul  within  them  faints, 

When  thirst  and  hunger  press  ; 
In  trouble  then  they  cry  to  God, 
He  frees  them  from  distress. 

4  Them  also  in  a  way  to  walk 

That  right  is  he  doth  guide, 
That  they  may  to  a  city  go, 
Wherein  they  may  abide. 

5  O  that  men  to  the  Lord  would  give 

Praise  for  his  goodness  then, 
And  for  his  works  of  wonder  done 
Unto  the  sons  of  men  ! 

6  For  he  the  soul  that  longing  is 

Doth  fully  satisfy ; 
With  goodness  he  the  hungry  soul 
Doth  fill  abundantly : 

7  Such  as  shut  up  in  darkness  deep, 

And  in  death's  shade  abide, 
Whom  strongly  hath  affliction  bound, 
And  irons  fast  have  tied : 


406  PSALM  CVII. 

8  Because  against  the  words  of  God 

They  wrought  rebelliously, 
And  they  the  counsel  did  contemn 
Of  him  that  is  Most  High. 

9  Their  heart  with  sorrow  he  brought  down, 

They  fell,  no  help  could  have. 

In  trouble  then  they  cried  to  God, 

He  them  from  straits  did  save. 

10  He  out  of  darkness  did  them  bring, 

And  from  death's  shade  them  take : 
The  bands,  wherewith  they  had  been  bound, 
He  did  asunder  break. 

11  O  that  men  to  the  Lord  would  give 

Praise  for  his  goodness  then, 
And  for  his  works  of  wonder  done 
Unto  the  sons  of  men  ! 

12  Because  the  mighty  gates  of  brass 

In  pieces  he  did  tear ; 
By  him  in  sunder  also  cut 
The  bars  of  iron  were. 

13  Fools,  for  their  sin,  and  their  offence, 

Do  sore  affliction  bear ; 
All  kind  of  meat  their  soul  abhors ; 
They  to  death's  gates  draw  near. 

14  In  grief  they  cry  to  God  ;  he  saves 

Them  from  their  miseries. 
He  sends  his  word,  them  heals,  and  them 
From  their  destruction  frees. 


PSALM  CVII.  407 

15  0  that  men  to  the  Lord  would  give 

Praise  for  his  goodness  then, 
And  for  his  works  of  wonder  done 
Unto  the  sons  of  men  ! 

16  And  let  them  sacrifice  to  him 

Off 'rings  of  thankfulness: 
And  let  them  show  abroad  his  works 
In  songs  of  joyfulness. 

17  To  those  who  go  to  sea  in  ships, 

And  in  great  waters  trade, 
Jehovah's  works  and  wonders  great 
Are  in  the  deep  displayed. 

18  For  he  commands,  and  forth  in  haste 

The  stormy  tempest  flies, 
Which  makes  the  sea  with  rolling  waves 
Aloft  to  swell  and  rise. 

19  They  mount  to  heav'n,  then  to  the  depths 

They  downward  go  again  ; 
Their  soul  doth  faint  and  melt  away 
With  trouble  and  with  pain. 

20  They  reel  and  stagger  like  one  drunk, 

They  are  at  their  wit's  end  ; 
Then  they  to  God  in  trouble  cry, 
And  he  relief  doth  send. 

21  The  storm  is  changed  into  a  calm 

At  his  command  and  will ; 
And  so  the  waves  which  raged  before, 
Now  quiet  are  and  still. 


408  PSALM   CVII. 

22  Then  they  are  glad,  because  at  rest 

And  quiet  now  they  be  : 
So  to  the  haven  he  them  brings, 
Which  they  desired  to  see. 

23  O  that  men  to  the  Lord  would  give 

Praise  for  his  goodness  then, 
And  for  his  works  of  wonder  done 
Unto  the  sons  of  men  ! 

24  Among  the  people  when  they  meet, 

Let  them  exalt  his  name ; 
Among  assembled  elders  too, 
In  songs  advance  his  fame. 

25  He  to  dry  land  turns  water-springs, 

And  floods  to  wilderness  ; 
For  sins  of  those  that  dwell  therein, 
Fat  land  to  barrenness. 

26  He  into  deserts  dry  and  parched 

The  standing  water  brings  ; 
And  grounds  which  dry  and  barren  were 
He  turns  to  water-springs. 

27  And  there,  for  dwelling,  he  a  place 

Doth  to  the  hungry  give, 
That  they  a  city  may  prepare, 
Where  they  in  peace  may  live. 

28  There  sow  they  fields,  and  vineyards  plant, 

To  yield  fruits  of  increase  ; 
His  blessing  makes  them  multiply, 
Lets  not  their  beasts  decrease. 


PSALM   CVIII.  409 

29  Again  they  much  diminished  are, 

And  brought  to  low  estate, 
Through  sorrow  and  affliction  sore, 
And  by  oppression  great. 

30  He  on  the  princes  pours  contempt, 

He  causes  them  to  stray, 
And  wander  in  a  wilderness, 
In  which  there  is  no  way. 

31  Yet  setteth  he  the  poor  on  high, 

From  all  his  miseries  ; 
And  he,  in  number  like  a  flock, 
Doth  make  him  families. 

32  They  who  are  righteous  shall  rejoice, 

When  they  the  same  shall  see ; 
And,  as  confounded,  stop  her  mouth 
Shall  all  iniquity. 

33  Whoso  is  wise,  and  will  these  things 

Observe,  and  them  record, 
Ev'n  they  shall  understand  the  love, 
And  kindness  of  the  Lord. 

PSALM  108.     C.  M. 

1  H\  >f~Y  heart  is  fixed,  O  Lord  ;  I'll  sing, 
_1VJ_     And  with  my  glory  praise. 
Awake  both  psaltery  and  harp ; 

Myself  I'll  early  raise. 

2  I'll  praise  thee  'mong  the  people,  Lord  ; 

'Mong  nations  sing  will  I : 
Above  the  heav'ns  thy  mercy's  great, 
Thy  truth  doth  reach  the  sky. 
3o 


410  PSALM  CVIII. 

3  Be  thou  above  the  heavens,  Lord, 

Exalted  very  high, 
And  far  above  the  earth  do  thou 
Thy  glory  magnify ; 

4  That  thy  beloved  people  may 

From  bondage  be  set  free : 

0  do  thou  save  with  thy  right  hand, 
And  answer  give  to  me. 

5  God  in  his  holiness  hath  said, 

In  this  rejoice  I  will ; 

1  Shechem  will  divide,  and  I 

Will  measure  Succoth's  vale. 

6  I  Gilead  claim  as  mine  by  right ; 

Manasseh  mine  shall  be  ; 
My  head  has  strength  in  Ephraim, 
Judah  gives  laws  for  me ; 

7  In  Moab  I  will  wash ;  my  shoe 

I  will  to  Edom  throw, 
And  o'er  the  land  of  Palestine 
"  will  in  triumph  go. 

8  O  who  is  he  will  bring  me  to 

The  cit}r  fortified  ? 
O  who  is  he  that  to  the  land 
Of  Edom  will  me  guide? 

9  O  God,  who  hadst  rejected  us, 

This  thing  wilt  thou  not  do? 
Ev'n  thou,  O  God,  thou  who  didst  not 
Forth  with  our  armies  go  ? 


PSALM  CVIII.  411 

10  Help  us  from  trouble,  for  the  help 
Is  vain  which  man  supplies. 
Through  God  we'll  do  great  acts ;  he  shall 
Tread  down  our  enemies. 

PSALM  108.     L.  M. 

1  ~A /T~Y  heart  is  firmly  fixed,  O  God, 
J3lL     I'll  sing  and  praise  thy  name   to 
I.Iy  glory,  harp,  and  lute  awake,       [laud ; 
The  morning  I  will  vocal  make. 

2  I'll  thank  thee  'mid  the  nations,  Lord, 
Among  the  people  praise  accord  ; 

The  heavens  vast  thy  grace  transcends, 
And  to  the  clouds  thy  truth  extends. 

3  Be  thou  o'er  heavens  high,  O  God, 
Thy  glory  o'er  the  earth  abroad; 
That  thy  beloved  free  may  stand, 
Hear  us,  and  save  with  thy  right  hand. 

4  God  spoken  hath  with  holy  voice, 
And  I  will  triumph  and  rejoice ; 
I'll  Shechem's  fields  by  lot  assign, 
O'er  Succoth's  vale  will  draw  the  line. 

5  Manasseh,  Gilead  too,  are  mine, 
On  Ephraim  shall  my  head  recline ; 
My  ruler  I  shall  Judah  greet, 

In  Moab  I  shall  wash  my  leet. 


412  PSALM  CIX. 

6  To  Edom  I  will  cast  my  shoe, 
In  triumph  o'er  Philistia  go. 
Who  to  the  city  fortified — 

To  Edom,  who  will  be  my  guide? 

7  O  God,  do  thou  our  leader  be, 
Though  we  are  now  cast  off  from  thee ; 
And  when  our  hosts  to  battle  go, 

O  God,  do  thou  thy  presence  show. 

8  From  trouble  help,  and  us  relieve, 
For  vain  the  help  that  man  can  give; 
In  God  will  we  great  valor  show, 
And  he  our  foes  will  overthrow. 

PSAL3I  109.     C.  M. 

1  r\  THOU  the  God  of  all  my  praise, 
V_y     Do  thou  not  hold  thy  peace ; 
For  mouths  of  wicked  men  to  speak 

Against  me  do  not  cease : 

2  The  mouths  of  vile,  deceitful  men 

Against  me  opened  be ; 
And  with  a  false  and  lying  tongue 
They  basely  slandered  me. 

3  They  did  beset  me  round  about 

With  words  of  hateful  spite  : 
And  though  to  them  no  cause  I  gave, 
Against  me  they  did  fight. 

4  They  for  my  love  became  my  foes, 

But  constantly  I  prayed  ; 
Yea,  ill  for  good  and  hate  for  love 
To  nje  they  have  repaid. 


PSALM  CIX.  413 

5  Set  thou  the  wicked  over  him  ; 

Do  thou,  on  his  right  hand, 
Give  to  his  greatest  enemy, 
Ev'n  Satan,  leave  to  stand. 

6  And  when  by  thee  he  shall  be  judged, 

Condemned  then  let  him  be  ; 
And  let  his  pray'r  be  turned  to  sin, 
When  he  shall  call  on  thee. 

7  Make  few  his  days,  and  in  his  room 

His  charge  another  take. 

His  children  let  be  fatherless, 

His  wife  a  widow  make. 

8  His  children  let  be  vagabonds, 

And  beg  continually ; 
And  from  their  places  desolate 
Seek  bread  for  their  supply. 

9  Let  covetous  extortioners 

Catch  all  he  hath  away : 
Of  all  for  which  he  labored  hath, 
Let  strangers  make  a  prey. 

10  Let  there  be  none  to  pity  him, 

Nor  any,  help  to  lend, 
Nor  to  his  children  fatherless 
His  mercy  to  extend. 

11  Let  his  posterity  from  earth 

Cut  off  forever  be, 
And  in  the  coming  age  their  name 
Be  blotted  out  by  thee. 


4H  PSALM  CIX. 

12  Let  God  his  father's  wickedness 

Still  to  remembrance  call ; 
And  never  let  his  mother's  sin 
Be  blotted  out  at  all. 

13  But  let  them  all  before  the  Lord 

Appear  continually, 
That  he  may  wholly  from  the  earth 
Cut  off  their  memory. 

14  Because  he  mercy  minded  not, 

But  persecuted  still 
The 'poor  and  needy,  that  he  might 
The  broken-hearted  kill. 

15  As  he  in  cursing  pleasure  took, 

So  let  it  to  him  fall ; 
As  he  delighted  not  to  bless, 
So  bless  him  not  at  all. 

16  He  cursing  as  a  robe  put  on  ; 

So  let  his  curse  recoil ; 
Like  water  through  his  bowels  flow, 
And  in  his  bones  like  oil. 

17  And  like  the  garment  cov'ring  him, 

So  let  it  round  him  be, 
And  as  a  girdle  wherewith  he 
Is  girt  continually. 

18  From  God  let  this  be  their  reward 

That  en'mies  are  to  me, 
And  their  reward  that  speak  against 
My  soul  maliciously. 


PSALM    CIX.  415 

19  O  God  the  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake, 

Do  thou  appear  for  me ; 
Since  good  and  sweet  thy  mercy  is, 
From  trouble  set  me  free. 

20  I  am  afflicted  very  much  ; 

-  I  needy  am  and  poor ; 
My  heart  within  me  smitten  is 
And  wounded  very  sore. 

21  I  like  a  shade  declining  pass, 

Fm  like  the  locust  tossed  : 
My  knees  through  fasting  weakened  are? 
My  flesh  hath  fatness  lost. 

22  A  vile  reproach  I  also  am 

Made  unto  them  to  be ; 
And  they  that  did  upon  me  look 
Did  shake  their  heads  at  me. 

23  O  do  thou  grant  thy  help  to  me, 

Who  art  my  God  and  Lord  : 
And,  for  thy  tender  mercy's  sake, 
Deliverance  afford ; 

24  That  they  thereby  may  know  that  this 

Is  thy  almighty  hand  ; 
And  that,  O  Lord,  thou  hast  done  this, 
They  well  may  understand. 

25  Although  they  curse  with  spite,  yet,  Lord, 

Bless  thou  with   loving  voice  : 
Them  fill  with  shame  when  they  arise ; 
Thy  servant  let  rejoice. 


416  PSALM  CIX. 

26  Those  that  my  adversaries  are, 

Let  them  be  clothed  with  shame; 
And  as  a  mantle,  let  their  own 
Confusion  cover  them. 

27  But  as  for  me,  I  with  my  mouth 

Will  greatly  praise  the  Lord; 
And  I  among  the  multitude 
His  praises  will  record. 

28  For  at  the  right  hand  of  the  poor 

Shall  stand  the  Lord  Most  High, 
To  save  him  from  all  those  that  would 
Condemn  his  soul  to  die. 

PSALM  109.     L.  M. 

1  /~\  GOD,  whom  I  in  praise  adore, 
W     Be  silent  in  my  cause  no  more. 
Their  mouths  the  wicked  open  wide; 
Against  me  hypocrites  have  lied. 

2  With  words  of  hate  they  throng  around, 
And  fight,  although  no  cause  be  found. 
My  love  provokes  their  bitter  spite, 
But  I  in  constant  pray'r  delight. 

3  With  evil  they  my  good  reward, 
With  hatred  meet  my  kind  regard. 
Place  him  beneath  the  wicked's  hand, 
And  on  his  right  let  Satan  stand. 


PSALM  CIX.  417 

4  In  judgment  let  his  plea  be  spurned, 
And  let  his  prayer  to  sin  be  turned. 
His  days  be  few,  and  in  his  room 
To  office  let  another  come. 

5  A  widow  let  his  wife  be  left, 
His  children  of  their  sire  bereft ; 
Let  them  be  scattered  far  from  home, 
And  begging  bread  through  deserts  roam, 

6  Extortioners  his  substance  take, 
His  toil  a  prey  let  strangers  make. 
Let  him  from  none  compassion  know, 
None  to  his  orphans  favor  show. 

7  His  seed  let  perish  in  their  shame, 
The  coming  age  blot  out  their  name; 
His  father's  sin  Jehovah  mind, 

His  mother's  sin  no  pardon  find. 

8  Let  them  with  God  ne'er  be  forgot, 
Till  he  from  earth  their  mem'ry  blot; 
For  he  remembered  not  to  show 
Compassion  to  the  sons  of  woe. 

9  The  poor  and  those  with  want  distressed, 
He  persecuted  and  oppressed  • 

He  them  pursued  to  make  his  prey, 
And  broken-hearted  ones  to  slay. 

10  The  curse  he  loved  on  him  shall  rest, 
He  blessing  not,  shall  not  be  blest. 
Himself  with  cursing  he  arrayed, 
To  him  shall  cursing  be  repaid. 


418  PSALM  CIX. 

11  In  him  like  water  it  shall  flow, 

Like  oil  through  all  his  bones  shall  go ; 
Like  raiment  it  shall  clothe  him  o'er, 
A  girdle  binding  evermore. 

12  Foes  and  accusers,  from  the  Lord, 
Shall  find  in  cursing  their  reward ; 
But  God  the  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake, 
For  me  in  mercy  undertake. 

13  Because  thy  grace  is  rich  and  free, 
From  all  my  foes  deliver  me. 
I'm  poor  and  needy,  grant  relief, 

My  heart  within  is  pierced  with  grief. 

14  Like  locust  tossed,  like  fleeting  shade, 
My  days  to  pass  away  are  made. 
Through    many    fasts    my    strength    de- 
clines; 

My  knees  are  weak,  my  body  pines. 

15  To  foes  a  vile  reproach  I'm  made, 
On  me  they  look  and  shake  the  head. 
O  Lord,  my  God,  my  helper  be, 

In  thy  great  mercy  save  thou  me. 

16  That  this  to  them,  Lord,  may  be  known, 
Has  by  thy  mighty  hand  been  done. 
They  curse,  but  let  their  curse  be  vain ; 
Thy  blessing,  Lord,  let  me  obtain. 


PSALM   CX.  419 

17  When  they  arise  shamed  let  them  be, 
But  make  thy  servant  glad  in  thee. 
Let  foes  be  covered  with  disgrace, 
And  mantle  o'er  with  shame  their  face. 

18  My  mouth  shall  greatly  praise  the  Lord, 
Yea,  with  the  throng  his  praise  record ; 
For  on  the  poor's  right  hand  shall  he 
Stand  up,  his  soul  from  wrong  to  free. 

PSALM  110.     C    M. 

1  TEHOVAH  to  my  Lord  thus  said, 
*J       Sit  thou  at  my  right  hand, 
Until  I  make  thy  foes  a  stool, 

On  which  thy  feet  may  stand. 

2  The  Lord  shall  out  of  Zion  send 

The  rod  of  thy  great  pow'r  : 
In  midst  of  all  thine  enemies 
Be  thou  the  governor. 

3  A  willing  people  in  thy  day 

Of  pow'r  shall  come  to  thee, 
In  holy  beauties  from  morn's  womb; 
Thy  youth  like  dew  shall  be. 

4  The  Lord  hath  sworn,  and  from  his  oath 

He  never  will  depart, 

Of  th'  order  of  Melchisedec 

A  priest  thou  ever  art 


420  PSALM   CX. 

5  The  glorious  and  mighty  Lord, 

That  sits  at  thy  right  hand, 
Shall,  in  his  day  of  wrath,  strike  through 
The  kings,  that  him  withstand. 

6  Among  the  heathen  he  shall  judge, 

The  nations  fill  with  dead, 
And  over  all  the  countries  wride 
He  wound  shall  every  head. 

7  The  brook  that  runneth  in  the  way 

With  drink  shall  him  supply  ; 
And,  for  this  cause,  in  triumph  he 
Shall  lift  his  head  on  high. 

PSAL3I  110.     S    M. 

1  T  I  ^HE  Lord  to  my  Lord  said, 

_1_      At  my  right  hand  sit  thou, 
Until  I  make  thy  enemies 
Beneath  thy  feet  to  bow. 

2  Thy  rod  of  strength  the  Lord 

Shall  out  of  Zion  send, 
And  over  all  thy  enemies 
Do  thou  thy  pow'r  extend. 

3  And  in  the  day  when  thou 

Dost  thy  great  power  take, 
Thy  people  shall  themselves  to  thee 
A  free-will  offering  make. 


PSALM  CX.  421 

4  In  beauteous,  holy  robes, 

Arrayed  they  come  to  thee ; 
As  dew-drops  from  the  morning  womb, 
Thy  youth  shall  ever  be. 

5  The  Lord  an  oath  hath  sworn, 

An  oath  he  will  not  break : 
Forever  like  Melchisedec's, 
Thy  priesthood  I  will  make. 

6  The  sovereign  Lord  who  sits 

At  thy  right  hand  as  king, 
Shall  strike  through  kings  in  that  dread  day 
When  he  shall  vengeance  bring. 

7  The  heathen  he  shall  judge, 

And  fill  the  land  with  dead ; 
He  over  countries  great  and  wide, 
Shall  smite  and  wound  the  head. 

8  And  in  his  way,  the  brook 

His  thirst  shall  satisfy, 
And  thus  refreshed,  the  conq'ring  Lord 
Shall  lift  his  head  on  high. 

PSALM  110.     L    P.  M 

1    TEHOVAH  to  my  Lord  thus  spake, 
fj       Till  I  thy  foes  thy  footstool  make, 

Sit  thou  in  state  at  my  right  hand  ; 
God  shall  from  Zion  send  abroad 
O'er  nations  all  thy  mighty  rod, 

Amid  thy  foes  thy  throne  shall  stand. 

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422  PSALM  CXI. 

2  Thee,  in  thy  power's  triumphant  day, 
The  willing  nations  shall  obey ; 

And  when  thy  rising  beams  they  view> 
Shall  all,  redeemed  from  error's  night, 
Appear  as  numberless  and  bright 

As  crystal  drops  of  morning  dew. 

3  The  Lord  unchanging  oath  has  made, 
"  Melchised'ec's  thy  priestly  grade, 

In  everlasting  priesthood  crowned  ;" 
The  sovereign  Lord,  at  thy  right  hand, 
Shall  strike  through  princes  of  the  land, 

While  awful  anger  flames  around. 

4  Among  the  heathen  judge  he  will  ; 
Unnumbered  dead  the  land  shall  fill, 

The  nations'  chief  shall  smitten  lie. 
The  brook  that  runneth  in  the  way, 
His  burning  thirst  shall  slake  that  day, 

And  he  shall  lift  his  head  on  high. 

PSALM  111.     C.  M 

1   TD^AISE  ye  the  Lord  :  with  all  my  heart 
Jtr      I  will  God's  praise  declare, 
Ev'n  where  assemblies  of  the  just 
And  congregations  are. 

3  Jehovah's  works  are  very  great, 
The  wonders  of  his  might ; 
Sought  out  they  are  of  every  one 
Who  in  them  takes  delight. 


PSALM  CXI.  423 

3  His  work  most  honorable  is, 

Most  glorious  and  pure, 
And  his  untainted  righteousness 
Forever  doth  endure. 

4  His  works  of  wonder  he  hath  made 

To  be  remembered  well : 
In  grace  and  in  compassion  great 
Jehovah  doth  excel. 

5  The  Lord  provideth  food  for  all 

Who  truly  do  him  fear ; 
And  evermore  his  covenant 
He  in  his  mind  will  bear. 

6  He  did  the  power  of  his  works 

To  his  own  people  show, 

That  he  the  heathen's  heritage 

Upon  them  might  bestow. 

7  His  hands'  works  all  are  truth  and  right; 

All  his  commands  are  sure  : 
And,  done  in  truth  and  uprightness, 
They  evermore  endure. 

8  He  to  his  chosen  people  sent 

Redemption  by  his  pow?r  ; 
His  covenant  he  did  command 
To  be  forevermore. 

9  His  name  alone  most  holy  is, 

In  fear  to  be  adored. 
Of  wisdom  the  beginning  is 
To  truly  fear  the  Lord. 


424  PSALM  CXII. 

10  Good  understanding  have  they  all 
Who  carefully  obey 
His  just  commandments  ev'ry  one; 
His  praise  endures  for  aye. 

PSALM  112.     C    M. 

1  I   PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  ;  that  man  is  blest 
JL        Who  doth  Jehovah  fear  ; 

Yea,  blest  is  he  whose  great  delight 
His  holy  precepts  are. 

2  His  offspring  for  their  might  shall  be 

Upon  the  earth  renowned ; 
The  generation  of  the  just 
In  blessings  shall  abound. 

3  Abundant  wealth  within  his  house 

Shall  ever  be  in  store ; 
And  his  unspotted  righteousness 
Endures  for  evermore. 

4  Light  to  the  upright  doth  arise, 

Though  he  in  darkness  be ; 
Compassionate,  and  merciful, 
And  ever  just  is  he. 

5  A  good  man  doth  his  favor  show 

And  doth  to  others  lend : 

He  with  discretion  his  affairs 

Will  guide  unto  the  end. 

6  There  surely  is  not  any  thing 

That  ever  shall  him  move : 
The  righteous  man's  memorial 
Shall  everlasting  prove. 


PSALM   CXII.  425 

7  When  evil  tidings  he  shall  hear, 

He  shall  not  be  afraid  : 
His  heart  is  fixed,  his  confidence 
Upon  the  Lord  is  stayed. 

8  Established  firmly  is  his  heart, 

Afraid  he  shall  not  be, 
Until  upon  his  enemies 
He  his  desire  shall  see. 

9  He  hath  dispersed  his  wealth  abroad, 

And  given  to  the  poor ; 
His  horn  with  honor  shall  be  raised, 
His  righteousness  endure. 

10  The  wicked  shall  it  see,  and  grieve, 
His  teeth  gnash,  melt  away  : 
What  wicked  men  do  most  desire 
Shall  utterly  decay. 

PSALM  112.     L.  M. 

HALLELUIAH. 

1  TJOW  blest   the   man   that   fears  the 
XI         Lord, 

And  makes  his  law  his  chief  delight ; 
His  seed  shall  share  his  great  reward, 
And  on  the  earth  be  men  of  might. 

2  Abounding  wealth  shall  bless  his  home, 

His  righteousness  shall  still  endure, 
To  him  shall  light  arise  in  gloom ; 
He's  kind,  compassionate  and  pure. 


426  PSALM  CXIII. 

3  The  good  will  favor  show,  and  lend, 
And  his  affairs  discreetly  guide ; 
Unmoved  he  stands  till  life  shall  end, 
His  name  and  honor  shall  abide. 

i  Xo  evil  tidings  shall  he  fear ; 

His  heart  doth  on  the  Lord  repose ; 
He  stands  unmoved  by  dangers  near,  * 

Till  he  shall  see  his  prostrate  foes. 

5  Dispersing  gifts  among  the  poor, 

His  liberal  hands  their  wants  supply ; 
His  righteousness  shall  still  endure, 
His  pow'r  shall  be  exalted  high. 

6  The  wicked  shall  his  honor  see, 

Consume  with  grief,  and  gnash  and  wail ; 
Their  hopes  shall  disappointed  be, 
And  their  desires  forever  fail. 

PSAL3I 113.     C    M. 

1  TDRAISE    God;    ye     servants    of    the 
jL  Lord, 

Praise  God,  his  name  adore. 
Yea,  blessed  be  the  name  of  God 
Henceforth  and  evermore. 

2  From  rising  sun  to  where  it  sets, 

God's  name  is  to  be  praised. 
Above  all  nations  God  is  high, 
'Bove  heav'ns  his  glory  raised. 


PSALM   CXIII.  427 

3  Unto  the  Lord  our  God  that  dwells 

On  high,  who  can  compare? 
Himself  that  hnmbleth  things  to  see 
In  heav'n  and  earth  that  are. 

4  He. from  the  dust  doth  raise  the  poor, 

That  very  low  doth  lie ; 
And  from  the  dunghill  lifts  the  man 
Oppressed  with  poverty. 

5  That  he  may  highly  him  advance, 

And  with  the  princes  set ; 
With  those  that  of  his  people  are 
The  chief,  ev'n  princes  great. 

6  The  barren  woman  house  to  keep 

He  maketh,  and  to  be 
Of  sons  a  mother  full  of  joy. 
Praise  to  the  Lord  give  ye. 


PSALM  113.     L.  M. 

RAISE     God,     ye    servants    of    the 
Lord, 

Praise,  praise  his  name  with  one  accord ; 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  his  name  adore 
From  this  time  forth  forevermore. 


T 


2  From  rising  unto  setting  sun, 

Praised  be  the  Lord,  the  mighty  one. 
O'er  nations  all  God  reigns  supreme, 
Above  the  heavens  his  glories  beam. 


428  PSALM   CXIV. 

3  O  who  is  like  the  Lord,  our  God, 
Who  makes  the  heavens  his  abode; 
Who  stoops  to  see  from  his  high  throne 
What  things  in  heaven  and  earth  are  done  ? 

4  From  dust  he  makes  the  poor  to  rise, 
The  needy  who  in  dunghill  lies ; 
That  he  with  princes  may  him  place, 
With  princes  of  his  chosen  race. 

5  He  gives  the  barren  woman  joy, 
In  keeping  house  she  finds  employ, 
And  children  joy  to  her  afford. 
Praise  ye  Jehovah ;  praise  the  Lord. 


PSALM  114.     C.  M 

1  TT7HEX  Isr'el  out  of  Egypt  went, 

VV        And  did  his  dwelling  change, 
When  Jacob's  house  went  out  from  those 
That  were  of  language  strange, 

2  He  Judah  did  his  holy  place, 

His  kingdom  Isr'el  make : 
The  sea  beheld,  and  quickly  fled, 
And  Jordan  hastened  back. 

3  Like  rams  the  mountains,  and  like  lambs 

The  hills  skipped  to  and  fro. 
O  sea,  why  fledd'st  thou  ?  Jordan,  back 
Why  wast  thou  driven  so  ? 


PSALM    CXIY.  425 

1  Ye  mountains  great,  why  was  it  so 

That  ye  did  skip  like  rams  ? 

And  wherefore  was  it,  little  hills, 

That  ye  did  leap  like  lambs  ? 

5  O  at  the  presence  of  the  Lord, 

Earth,  tremble  thou  for  fear, 
Because  the  presence  of  the  God 
Of  Jacob  doth  appear  : 

6  Who  in  the  desert  from  the  rock 

Did  standing  water  bring ; 
And  by  his  power  turned  the  flint 
Into  a  water-spring. 

PSALM  114.     L    M. 

1  TTTHEN     Israel      had     from     Egypt 

V  V        gone, 
Jacob  from  men  of  speech  unknown, 
Then  Judah  was  his  holy  place, 
And  his  dominion  Israel's  race. 

2  The  sea,  affrighted,  saw  and  fled ; 
Back  Jordan  driven  was  with  dread ; 
The  lofty  mountains  skipped  like  rams, 
And  all  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

3  What  ailed  thee  that  thou  fledd'st,  O  sea  ? 
Thou,  Jordan,  that  thou  back  didst  flee  ? 
Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like  rams? 
And  all  ye  little  hills  like  lambs  ? 


430  PSALM  CXIV. 

4  Earth,  tremble,  for  the  Lord  is  near, 
Before  the  God  of  Jacob  fear ; 
Who  from  the  rock  did  water  bring, 
And  made  the  flint  a  water-spring. 

PSALM  114.     H    M 

1  "TTTHEN  Israel  again 

V  V        Was  out  of  Egypt  brought, 
And  Jacob's  house  from  men 

Whose  language  they  knew  not, 
Then  Judah  was  his  holy  place, 
And  his  dominion  Israel's  race. 

2  His  face  the  sea  discerned, 

In  haste  away  it  fled ; 
The  Jordan  backward  turned — 

Its  waters  were  afraid ; 
Behold !  the  mountains  skipped  like  rams, 
And  all  the  little  hills  like  lambs. 

3  What  ailed  thee,  O  thou  sea, 

That  thou  fledd'st  at  the  sight  ? 
Thou,  Jordan  !  what  ailed  thee, 

That  thou  didst  turn  in  flight? 
Ye  mountains,  that  ye  skipped  like  rams  ? 
And  you,  ye  little  hills,  like  lambs? 

4  Let  all  the  earth  abroad 

Before  Jehovah  fear ; 
And  tremble  when  the  God 

Of  Israel  draws  near — 
Who  from  the  rock  did  water  bring, 
Who  made  the  flinty  rock  a  spring. 


PSALM  CXy.  431 

PSALM  llo.     C  M. 

1  "AyOT  unto  us,  Lord,  not  to  us, 
JJN       But  do  thou  glory  take 

To  thy  own  name,  ev'n  for  thy  truth , 
And  for  thy  mercy's  sake. 

2  O  wherefore  should  the  heathen  say, 

Where  is  their  God  now  gone  ? 
But  our  God  in  the  heavens  is, 
What  pleased  him  he  hath  done. 

3  Their  idols  silver  are  and  gold, 

The  work  of  men  they  be. 
Though  mouths  they  have,  they  do  not  speak  z 
And  eyes,  they  do  not  see ; 

4  Though  ears  they  have,  they  do  not  hear ; 

Their  noses  savor  not ; 
Hands,  feet,  but  handle  not,  nor  walk  • 
Xor  speak  they  through  their  throat- 

5  Like  them  their  makers  are,  and  all 

On  them  their  trust  that  build- 
O  Isr'el,  trust  thou  in  the  Lord, 
He  is  their  help  and  shield. 

6  O  Aaron's  house,  trust  in  the  Lord, 

Their  help  and  shield  is  he. 
Ye  that  fear  God,  trust  in  the  Lord,. 
Their  help  and  shield  he'll  be. 

7  The  Lord  of  us  hath  mindful  been, 

And  he  will  bless  us  still; 
He  will  the  house  of  Isr'el  bless, 
Bless  Aaron's  house  he  will. 


432  PSALM  CXVI. 

8  Both  small  and  great,  that  fear  the  Lord, 
He  will  them  surely  bless. 
The  Lord  will  you,  you  and  your  seed, 
Still  more  and  more  increase. 

:9  Yea  truly  blest  are  ye  of  God, 

Who  made  the  earth  and  heav'n. 
The  heav'n,  ev'n  heav'ns,  are  God's,  but  he 
Earth  to  men's  sons  hath  giv'n. 

10  The  dead,  and  who  to  silence  go, 
God's  praise  do  not  record. 
But  henceforth  we  forever  will 
Bless  God.     Praise  ve  the  Lord. 


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JPSAL3I  116.     C  M. 

LOVE  the  Lord,  because  my  voice 
And  prayers  he  did  hear. 
I,  while  I  live,  will  call  on  him, 
Who  bowed  to  me  his  ear. 


2  Of  death  the  cords  and  sorrows  did 

About  me  compass  round  ; 
The  pains  of  hell  took  hold  on  me, 
I  grief  and  trouble  found. 

3  Upon  the  name  of  God  the  Lord 

I  then  did  call,  and  say, 
Deliver  thou  my  soul,  O  Lord, 
I  do  thee  humbly  pray. 


PSALM  CXVI.  433 

4  God  merciful  and  righteous  is, 

Yea,  gracious  is  our  Lord. 
God  saves  the  meek :  I  was  brought  low, 
He  did  me  help  afford. 

5  O  thou  my  soul,  do  thou  return 

Unto  thy  quiet  rest ; 
For,  largely,  unto  thee,  the  Lord 
His  bounty  hath  exprest. 

6  For  my  afflicted  soul,  from  death 

Delivered  was  by  thee  : 
Thou  didst  my  mourning  eyes  from  tears, 
My  feet  from  falling,  free. 

7  I  in  the  land  of  those  that  live 

Will  walk  the  Lord  before. 
I  did  believe,  and  therefore  spoke : 
I  was  afflicted  sore. 

8  I  said,  when  I  was  in  my  haste, 

That  all  men  liars  be. 
What  shall  I  render  to  the  Lord 
For  all  his  gifts  to  me  ? 

9  Fll  of  salvation  take  the  cup, 

On  God's  name  will  I  call : 
I'll  pay  my  vows  now  to  the  Lord 
Before  his  people  all. 

10  In  God's  sight  dear  is  his  saints'  death. 
Thy  servant,  Lord,  am  I ; 
Thy  servant,  and  thy  handmaid's  son : 
My  bands  thou  didst  untie. 
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434  PSALM  CXVI. 

11  To  thee  thank-ofF'rings  I  will  give, 

And  on  God's  name  will  call. 
I'll  pay  my  vows  now  to  the  Lord 
Before  his  people  all ; 

12  Within  the  courts  of  God's  own  house, 

Within  the  midst  of  thee, 
O  city  of  Jerusalem. 

Praise  to  the  Lord  give  ye. 


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PSAL31  116.     L    M. 

LOVE  the  Lord,  for  he  did  hear 
My  voice  and  supplications  all ; 
Because  he  hath  inclined  his  ear, 
I  while  I  live,  will  on  him  call. 


2  Death's  sorrows  compassed  me  around, 

The  pains  of  hell  shook  all  my  frame, 
I  trouble  great  and  sorrow  found, 
Then  called  I  on  Jehovah's  name. 

3  O  Lord,  I  humbly  thee  entreat, 

From  all  distress  redeem  my  soul : 
The   kindness  of  the  Lord  is  great. 
Our  God  is  just  and  merciful. 

4  The  simple  with  his  care  are  blest ; 

I  was  brought  low,  God  rescued  me ; 
My  soul,  return  thou  to  thy  rest, 

Great  love  the  Lord  hath  shown  to  thee. 


PSALM  CXVI.  435 

5  For  thou  from  death  hast  saved  me,  Lord, 

And    thou    hast   freed    my   eyes    from 
tears, 
My  feet  from  falling  hast  secured. 

With   God   I'll   walk,  through  all  my 
years. 

6  As  I  believed,  so  spake  I  then, 

When  great  affliction  on  me  pressed  ; 
"  How  false,  how  faithless  are  all  men  !  w 
Were  words  I  uttered  in  my  haste. 

7  What  fit  return,  Lord,  can  I  make 

For  all  thy  gifts  on  me  bestowed  ? 
The  cup  of  blessing  I  will  take, 
And  call  upon  the  name  of  God. 

S  Before  God's  people  I'll  appear, 

And  pay  my  vows  there  with  delight; 
The  death  of  saints  to  God  is  dear, 
Most  precious  in  Jehovah's  sight. 

9  O  Lord,  the  high  and  holy  one, 
I  am  a  servant  unto  thee, 
Thy  servant  and  thy  handmaid's  son, 
Thou  hast  from  bonds  delivered  me. 

10  With  sacrifice  of  thanks  I'll  go, 

And  on  Jehovah's  name  will  call ; 
Will  pay  to  God  the  vows  I  owe, 
In  presence  of  his  people  all. 


436  PSALM  CXVIII. 

11   Yea,  I  will  pay  my  vows  to  God 
In  midst  of  thee,  Jerusalem. 
Within  the  courts  of  God's  abode. 
Praise  ye  Jehovah,  praise  his  name. 


JPSAL31 117.     C.  M 

ALL  ye  nations  of  the  earth, 
Praise  ye  the  mighty  Lord  ; 
And  all  ye  people  magnify 
His  name  with  one  accord. 


■o 


2  For  great  to  us  his  mercies  are, 
And  lovingkindnesses : 
His  truth  endures  for  evermore. 
The  Lord  O  do  ye  bless. 

PSALM  117.     8s  and  Is. 

1  I_)RAISE  Jehovah,  all  ye  nations, 
JL  All  ye  people  praise  proclaim  ; 
For  his  grace  and  lovingkindness, 

O  sing  praises  to  his  name. 

2  Great  to  us  hath  been  his  mercy, 

Ever  faithful  is  his  word  ; 
Through  all  ages  it  endureth, 
Halleluiah,  praise  the  Lord. 


I>SAL3f 118.     C.  M. 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good; 
His  grace  is  ever  sure. 
Let  Israel  now  say,  His  grace 
Forever  doth  endure. 


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PSALM  CXVIII.  437 

2  Let  Aaron's  house  now  say,  His  grace 

Forever  doth  endure. 
Let  those  who  fear  the  Lord  now  say, 
His  grace  is  ever  sure. 

3  I  on  the  Lord  in  trouble  called, 

The  Lord  gave  ear  to  me ; 
He  in  a  large  place  did  me  set, 
From  trouble  made  me  free. 

4  The  mighty  Lord  is  on  my  side, 

I  will  not  be  afraid  ; 
For  any  thing  that  man  can  do 
I  shall  not  be  dismayed. 

5  The  Lord  doth  take  my  part  with  them 

That  render  help  to  me, 
And  therefore  my  desire  on  those 
Who  hate  me  I  shall  see. 

6  It  better  is  to  trust  the  Lord, 

Than  trust  in  man's  defence ; 
Yea,  better  trust  the  Lord  than  place 
In  princes  confidence. 

7  Against  me  all  the  nations  joined, 

They  compassed  me  about ; 
But  in  the  Lord's  most  holy  name, 
I  shall  them  all  root  out. 

8  They  have  encompassed  me  about, 

They  compassed  to  annoy ; 
But  in  the  Lord's  most  holy  name 
I  shall  them  all  destroy. 


438  PSALM  CXVIII. 

9  As  bees  they  compassed  me  about, 
But,  like  the  thorns  that  flame, 
They  have  been  quenched ;  and  them  shall  I 
Destroy  in  God's  own  name. 

10  Thou  sore  hast  thrust,  that  I  might  fall, 

The  Lord  gave  help  to  me; 
Jehovah  is  my  strength  and  song, 
And  my  salvation  free. 

11  In  dwellings  of  the  just,  the  voice 

Of  joy  and  health  shall  be; 
The  right  hand  of  the  mighty  Lord 
Doth  ever  valiantly. 

12  The  right  hand  of  the  mighty  Lord 

Exalted  is  on  high ; 
The  right  hand  of  the  mighty  Lord 
Doth  ever  valiantly. 

13  I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  shall 

The  works  of  God  declare. 
The  Lord  hath  sorely  chastened  me, 
But  yet  my  life  did  spare. 

14  O  set  ye  open  unto  me 

The  gates  of  righteousness ; 
Then  will  I  enter  into  them, 
,    And  I  the  Lord  will  bless. 

15  This  is  the  gate  of  God,  by  it 

The  just  shall  enter  in. 
I  will  thee  praise,  for  thou  me  heard'st, 
And  hast  mv  safetv  been. 


PSALM    CXVIII.  439 

16  That  stone  is  made  head  corner-stone 

Which  builders  did  despise  : 
This  is  the  doing  of  the  Lord, 
And  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

17  This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 

In  it  we  glad  will  be. 
Save  now,  I  pray  thee,  Lord  ;  I  pray, 
Send  now  prosperity. 

1 8  O  blest  be  he  who  comes  to  save 

In  God's  most  holy  name ; 
The  blessing  from  the  house  of  God 
Upon  you  we  proclaim. 

19  The  Lord  is  God ;  he  unto  us 

Hath  made  the  light  arise ; 
O  bind  ye  to  the  altar's  horns, 
With  cords,  the  sacrifice. 

20  Thou  art  my  God,  I  will  thee  praise  ; 

My  God/I'll  thee  extol. 
Praise  God,  for  he  is  good ;  his  grace 
Endures  through  ages  all. 


PSALM  118.     L    M. 

TE  Lord  is  good  ;  O  bless  his  name; 
His  mercy  ever  is  the  same, 
And  let  the  house  of  Isr'el  say, 
His  tender  mercv  lasts  for  aye. 


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440  PSALM  CXVIII. 

2  Let  Aaron's  house  this  truth  declare, 
Jehovah's  mercies  endless  are. 

Let  all  that  fear  the  Lord  proclaim, 
His  mercy  ever  is  the  same. 

3  I  called  on  God  in  time  of  grief; 
He  heard  my  prayer,  and  sent  relief. 
The  Lord  to  rescue  me  is  near ; 
What  man  can  do  I  will  not  fear. 

4  The  Lord  doth  take  my  part  with  those 
Who  give  me  help  against  my  foes  ; 

I  my  desire  shall  therefore  see 
On  those  who  hatred  bear  to  me. 

5  Better  to  trust  the  Lord  Most  High, 
Than  on  the  help  of  man  rely. 
Better  to  trust  Jehovah's  grace, 
Than  confidence  in  princes  place. 

6  The  nations  all  around  me  came ; 

I'll  them  destroy  in  God's  great  name. 
They  gathered,  and  around  me  came ; 
I'll  cut  them  off  in  God's  great  name. 

7  Like  bees  they  swarm  in  fiercest  ire, 
They  shall  be  quenched  like  thorns  on  fire* 
In  God's  great  name  I  shall  prevail, 

And  those  destroy  who  me  assail. 

8  Thou  hast  thrust  sore  at  me  to  slay, 
But  God  has  been  my  help  and  stay. 
My  strength  and  song  is  God  the  Lord ; 
To  me  he  safety  doth  afford. 


PSALM   CXVIII.  441 

9  The  voice  of  joy  and  saving  grace 
Is  in  the  just  man's  dwelling-place  ; 
The  right  hand  of  the  Lord  above, 
In  mighty  deeds,  doth  valiant  prove. 

10.  The  Lord's  right  hand  is  lifted  high, 
The  Lord's  right  hand  doth  valiantly. 
I  shall  not  die,  but  live,  and  praise 
Jehovah's  gracious  works  and  ways. 

11  Jehovah  hath  me  chastened  sore, 
But  unto  death  did  not  give  o'er. 
Unfold  the  gates  of  righteousness, 
I'll  enter  in  the  Lord  to  bless. 

12  This  gate  doth  to  the  Lord  belong, 
And  hither  shall  the  righteous  throng. 
I  will  thee  praise,  for  thou  hast  heard, 
And  hast  become  my  Saviour,  Lord. 

13  The  stone  which  builders  did  disown 
Is  now  become  chief  corner-stone. 
This  from  Jehovah  doth  arise, 

And  it  is  wondrous  in  our  eyes. 

14  This  day  God  made ;  with  cheerful  voice 
In  it  we'll  triumph  and  rejoice. 

Save  now,  O  Lord,  we  plead  with  thee  ; 
Lord,  send  us  now  prosperity. 

15  Him  ever  blest  do  we  proclaim, 
Who  coraeth  in  Jehovah's  name ; 
We  from  the  place  of  his  abode 
Have  blest  you  in  the  name  of  God, 


442  PSALM    CXIX. 

16  Jehovah  is  the  God  of  might; 
And  he  to  us  hath  given  light. 
Bring  to  the  altar's  horns,  and  bind 
The  sacrifice  with  cords  confined. 

17  My  God  thou  art ;  thee  will  I  laud  ; 
I  will  exalt  thee,  O  ray  God. 

The  Lord  is  good ;  O  praise  his  name ; 
His  mercy  ever  is  the  same. 

PSALM  119.     C.  M. 

PART   I. 

1  "1    TOW  blest  are  they  whose   lives  are 
JUL       pure, 

And  upright  in  the  way; 
Who  in  the  Lord's  most  holy  law 
Do  walk,  and  do  not  stray. 

2  O  blest  are  they  who  to  observe 

His  statutes  are  inclined; 
And  who  do  seek  the  living  God 
With  their  whole  heart  and  mind. 

3  Such  in  his  ways  do  walk,  and  they 

Do  no  iniquity. 
Thou  hast  commanded  us  to  keep 
Thy  precepts  carefully. 

4  O  that  thy  statutes  to  observe 

Thou  wouldst  my  ways  direct ! 
Then  shall  I  not  be  shamed,  when  I 
Thy  precepts  all  respect. 


PSALM  CXIX.  443 

5  Then  with  integrity  of  heart 

Thee  will  I  praise  and  bless, 
When  I  the  judgments  all  have  learned 
Of  thy  pure  righteousness. 

6  That  I  will  keep  thy  statutes  all, 

Firmly  resolved  have  I : 
O  do  not  then,  most  gracious  God, 
Forsake  me  utterly. 

PART  II. 

7  By  what  means  shall  a  young  man  learn 

His  way  to  cleanse,  O  Lord? 
By  taking  careful  heed  to  it, 
According  to  thy  word. 

8  Unfeignedly  thee  have  I  sought 

With  all  my  soul  and  heart : 
O  never  let  me  from  the  path 
Of  thy  commands  depart. 

9  Thy  word  I  in  my  heart  have  hid, 

That  I  offend  not  thee. 
O  Lord,  thou  ever  blessed  art, 
Thy  statutes  teach  thou  me. 

10  The  judgments  of  thy  mouth,  each  one 
My  lips  recounted  have : 
More  joy  thy  testimonies'  way 
Than  riches  all  me  gave. 

Ill  will  thy  holy  precepts  make 
My  meditation  still, 
And  have  respect  to  all  thy  ways 
Continually  I  will. 


444  PSALM   CXIX. 

12  Upon  thy  statutes  my  delight 

Shall  constantly  be  set : 
And  by  thy  grace  I  never  will 
Thy  holy  law  forget. 

PART    III. 

13  With  me,  thy  servant,  in  thy  grace, 

Deal  bountifully,  Lord ; 
That  by  thy  favour  I  may  live, 
And  duly  keep  thy  word. 

14  Unveil  my  eyes,  that  of  thy  law 

The  wonders  I  may  see. 
I  am  a  stranger  on  this  earth, 
Hide  not  thy  laws  from  me. 

15  My  soul  within  me  breaks,  and  doth 

Much  fainting  still  endure, 
Through  longing  that  it  hath  all  times 
Unto  thy  judgments  pure. 

16  Thou  hast  rebuked  the  cursed  proud, 

Who  from  my  precepts  swerve. 
Reproach  and  shame  remove  from  me, 
For  I  thy  laws  observe. 

17  Against  me  princes  spoke  with  spite, 

While  they  in  council  sat : 
But  I  thy  servant  did  upon 
Thy  statutes  meditate. 

18  Thy  testimonies  also  are 

My  comfort  and  delight : 

They  ever  are  my  counsellors, 

To  guide  my  steps  aright. 


PSALM  CXIX.  445 

PART   IV. 

19  My  soul  is  cleaving  to  the  dust; 

Me  quicken  by  thy  word. 
My  ways  I  showed,  thou  hast  me  heard  ; 
Teach  me  thy  statutes,  Lord. 

20  The  way  of  thy  commandments  teach, 

And  make  me  well  to  know ; 
So  all  thy  works  that  wondrous  are 
I   will  to  others  show. 

21  My  soul  doth  melt,  and  drop  away, 

For  heaviness  and  grief: 
To  me,  according  to  thy  word, 
Give  strength,  and  send  relief. 

22  O  let  the  wicked  way  of  lies 

Removed  far  from  me  be, 
And  graciously  thy  holy  law 
Do  thou  grant  unto  me. 

23  I  of  the  perfect  way  of  truth 

My  choice  have  freely  made , 
Thy  judgments  that  most  righteous  are 
Before  me  I  have  laid. 

24  I  to  thy  testimonies  cleave  ; 

Shame  do  not  on  me  cast. 
I'll  run  thy  precepts'  way,  because 
My  heart  enlarged  thou  hast. 

PART    V. 

25  Teach  me,  O  Lord,  the  perfect  way 

Of  thy  commands  divine, 
And  to  observe  it  to  the  end 
I  will    my  heart  incline. 
38 


446  PSALM   CXIX. 

26  Give  understanding  unto  rue, 

So  keep  thy  law  shall  I ; 
I'll  with  integrity  of  heart 
Observe  it  carefully. 

27  In  thy  law's  path  make  me  to  go : 

For  I  delight  therein. 
My  heart  unto  thy  precepts  turn, 
And  not  to  worldly  gain. 

28  O  do  thou  turn  away  mine  eyes 

From  viewing  vanity ; 
And  in  thy  good  and  holy  way 
Be  pleased  to  quicken  me. 

29  Confirm  to  me  thy  gracious  word, 

Which  I  did  gladly  hear, 
To  me,  thy  servant,  Lord  •  I  am 
Devoted  to  thy  fear. 

30  Turn  thou  away  my  feared  reproach ; 

For  good  thy  judgments  be. 
Lo,  for  thy  precepts  I  have  longed  : 
In  thy  truth  quicken  me. 

PART   VI. 

31  Let  thy  sweet  mercies  also  come 

And  visit  me,  O  Lord ; 
Let  thy  salvation  come  to  me, 
According  to  thy  word. 

32  So  shall  I  have  wherewith  I  may 

Give  him  an  answer  just, 
Who  spitefully  reproacheth  me; 
For  in  thy  word  I  trust. 


PSALM  CXIX.  447 

33  The  word  of  truth  out  of  my  mouth 

Take  thou  not  utterly ; 
For  on  thy  righteous  judgments,  Lord, 
Doth  all  my  hope  rely. 

34  So  will  I  keep  forevermore 

Thy  law  continually. 
Because  I  all  thy  precepts  seek, 
I'll  walk  at  liberty. 

35  I'll  speak  thy  word  to  kings,  and  I 

With  shame  will  not  be  moved  : 
I  ever  will  delight  myself 
In  those  thy  laws  I  loved. 

36  To  thy  commandments,  which  I  loved, 

My  hands  lift  up  I  will ; 
And  I  will  also  meditate 
Upon  thy  statutes  still. 

PART   VII. 

37  Remember,  Lord,  thy  gracious  word 

Thou  to  thy  servant  spake, 
Which,  for  the  ground  of  my  sure  hope, 
Thou  causedst  me  to  take. 

38  By  this  thy  word  in  my  distress 

Great  comfort  I  have  known, 
For  in  my  straits  I  am  revived 
By  this  thy  word  alone. 

39  The  men  whose  hearts  with  pride  are  filled 

Did  greatly  me  deride ; 
But  yet  from  thy  most  perfect  law 
I  have  not  turned  aside. 


448  PSALM   CXIX. 

40  Thy  righteous  judgments  which  thou  didst 

Make  known  of  old,  O  Lord, 
I  have  remembered,  and  to  me 
They  comfort  did  afford. 

41  Great  fear  took  hold  on  me,  because 

111  men  thy  law  forsake. 
I  in  my  house  of  pilgrimage 
Thy  laws  my  songs  do  make. 

42  Thy  name  by  night,  Lord,  I  recalled, 

And  I  have  kept  thy  law. 
And  this  I  had,  because  that  I 
Thy  precepts  kept  with  awe. 

PART   VIII. 

43  Thou  my  sure  portion  art  alone, 

Which  I  did  choose,  O  Lord : 
I  have  resolved,  and  said,  that  I 
Would  keep  thy  holy  word. 

44  With  all  my  heart  I  did  entreat 

Thy  face  and  favor  free : 
According  to  thy  gracious  word 
Be  merciful  to  me. 

45  I  thought  upon  my  former  ways, 

With  care  did  meditate ; 

And  to  thy  testimonies  pure 

I  then  did  turn  my  feet. 

46  I  did  not  stay,  nor  linger  long, 

As  those  that  slothful  are; 
But  hastily  thy  laws  to  keep 
Myself  I  did  prepare. 


PSALM   CXIX.  449 

47  The  wicked  bands  me  robbed ;  yet  I 

Thy  precepts  did  not  slight. 
I'll  rise  at  midnight  thee  to  praise, 
Ev'n  for  thy  judgments  right. 

48  I  am  companion  to  all  those 

Who  fear,  and  thee  obey, 
O  Lord,  thy  mercy  fills  the  earth : 
Teach  me  thy  laws,  I  pray. 

PART   IX. 

49  Well  hast  thou  with  thy  servant  dealt, 

As  thou  didst  promise  give. 
Good  judgment  me,  and  knowledge  teach, 
For  I  thy  word  believe. 

50  Before  I  chastened  was  I  strayed ; 

But  now  I  keep  thy  word. 
Both  good  thou  art,  and  good  thou  dost : 
Teach  me  thy  statutes,  Lord. 

51  The  men  whose  hearts  are  full  of  pride 

Against  me  forged  a  lie ; 
But  as  for  me,  with  all  my  heart 
Thy  precepts  keep  will  I. 

52  Their  hearts    through    worldly  ease   and 

Are  gross  and  heavy  grown  ;       [wealth 
But  my  delight,  O  Lord,  is  placed 
Upon  thy  law  alone. 

53  It  hath  been  very  good  for  me 

That  I  afflicted  was, 
That  I  might  well  instructed  be, 
And  learn  thy  holy  laws. 


450  PSALM  CXIX. 

54  The  law  which  from  thy  mouth  proceeds, 

To  me  is  better  far 
Than  many  thousands  and  great  sums 
Of  gold  and  silver  are. 

part  x. 

55  Thy  hands  have  made  and  fashioned  me ; 

Teach  me  thy  laws,  O  Lord  : 
They  who  thee  fear  shall  joy  to  see 
Me  trusting  in  thy  word. 

56  That  righteous  all  thy  judgments  are 

I  know,  and  do  confess ; 
And  that  thou  hast  afflicted  me 
In  truth  and  faithfulness. 

57  O  let  thy  kindness  merciful, 

I  pray  thee,  comfort  me, 
As  to  thy  servant  promised  was, 
In  faithfulness,  by  thee. 

58  And  let  thy  tender  mercies  come 

To  me,  that  I  may  live ; 

Because  thy  holy  laws  to  me 

A  pure  delight  do  give. 

59  O  let  the  proud  be  put  to  shame, 

For  they,  without  a  cause, 
With  me  perversely  dealt;  but  I 
Will  muse  upon  thy  laws. 

60  Let  such  as  fear  thee,  and  have  known 

Thy  statutes,  turn  to  me. 
My  heart  make  sound  in  all  thy  laws, 
That  shamed  I  never  be. 


PSALM  CXIX.  451 

PART   XI. 

61  My  soul  for  thy  salvation  faints  ; 

Yet  I  thy  word  believe. 
Mine  eyes  fail  for  thy  word :  I  say, 
When  wilt  thou  comfort  give  ? 

62  For  like  a  bottle  I'm  become, 

Which  in  the  smoke  is  set : 
But  still  thy  righteous  statutes,  Lord, 
I  never  do  forget. 

63  How  many  are  thy  servant's  days  ? 

When  wilt  thou  execute 
Just  judgment  on  these  wicked  men 
That  do  me  persecute  ? 

64  The  proud  for  me  have  pits  prepared, 

Which  is  against  thy  laws. 
Thy  words  all  faithful  are :  help  me, 
Pursued  without  a  cause. 

65  They  so  consumed  me,  that  on  earth 

My  life  they  scarce  did  leave  : 
Thy  precepts  yet  forsook  I  not, 
But  close  to  them  did  cleave. 

66  According  to  thy  mercy,  Lord, 

Me  quicken  and  preserve  : 
The  testimony  of  thy  mouth 
So  shall  I  still  observe. 

PART    XII. 

67  Thy  word  forever  is,  O  Lord, 

In  heaven  settled  fast ; 
And  unto  generations  all 
Thy  faithfulness  doth  last. 


452  PSALM  CXIX. 

68  The  earth  by  thee  established  was, 

By  thee  it  doth  remain. 
This  day  they  stand  thy  servants  all, 
For  thou  didst  so  ordain. 

69  Unless  in  thy  most  perfect  law 

My  soul  delights  had  found, 
I  should  have  perished  at  the  time 
My  troubles  did  abound. 

70  Thy  precepts  I  will  ne'er  forget ; 

They  quick'ning  tome  brought. 
Lord,  I  am  thine  ;  O  save  thou  me  : 
Thy  precepts  I  have  sought. 

71  For  me  the  wicked  have  laid  wait, 

Me  seeking  to  destroy  : 
But  I  thy  testimonies  true 
Consider  will  with  joy. 

72  An  end  of  all  perfection  here 

I  have  beheld,  O  God  : 
But  as  for  thy  commandment,  Lord, 
It  is  exceeding  broad. 

PART   XIII. 

73  O  how  I  love  thy  law !  it  is 

My  study  all  the  day : 
It  makes  me  wiser  than  my  foes  ; 
For  it  doth  with  me  stay. 

74  Than  all  my  teachers  now  I  have 

More  understanding  far ; 
Because  my  meditations  all, 
Thy  testimonies  are. 


PSALM    CXIX.  453 

75  In  understanding  I  excel 

Those  that  the  ancients  are ; 

Because  to  keep  thy  precepts  all 

Has  been  my  constant  care. 

76  My  feet  from  each  ill  way  I  stayed, 

That  I  might  keep  thy  word. 
I  from  thy  judgments  have  not  swerved; 
For  thou  hast  taught  me,  Lord. 

77  How  sweet  unto  my  taste,  O  Lord, 

Are  all  thy  words  of  truth  ! 

Yea,  I  do  find  them  sweeter  far 

Than  honey  to  my  mouth. 

78  I  through  thy  precepts  that  are  pure, 

Do  understanding  get ; 
I  therefore  evT,ry  way  that's  false 
With  all  my  heart  do  hate. 

PART  XIV. 

79  Thy  word  is  to  my  feet  a  lamp, 

And  to  my  path  a  light. 
I  will  perform,  as  I  have  sworn, 
To  keep  thy  judgments  right. 

80  I  with  affliction  very  sore 

Am  overwhelmed,  O  Lord; 
In  mercy  raise  and  quicken  me, 
According  to  thy  word. 

81  The  free-will  off 'rings  of  my  mouth 

Accept,  I  thee  beseech  : 
And  unto  me,  O  Lord,  do  thou 
Thy  judgments  clearly  teach. 


454  PSALM  CXIX. 

82  Though  still  my  soul  be  in  my  hand, 

Thy  laws  I'll  not  forget. 
I  erred  not  from  them,  though  for  me 
The  wicked  snares  did  set. 

83  I  of  thy  testimonies  have 

Above  all  things  made  choice, 
To  be  my  heritage  for  aye  ; 
For  they  my  heart  rejoice. 

84  With  care  I  have  my  heart  inclined, 

That  it  should  still  attend, 

Thy  statutes  always  to  observe, 

And  keep  them  to  the  end. 

PART    XV. 

85  I  hate  the  thoughts  of  vanity, 

But  love  thy  law  do  I. 
My  shield  and  hiding-place  thou  art : 
I  on  thy  word  rely. 

&6  All  ye  that  evil-doers  are 
From  me  depart  away  ; 
Because  the  precepts  of  my  God 

I  purpose  to  obey.  ( 

87  According  to  thy  faithful  word 

Uphold  and  strengthen  me, 
That  I  may  live,  and  of  my  hope 
Ashamed  may  never  be. 

88  Hold  thou  me  up,  so  shall  I  be 

In  peace  and  safety  still ; 
And  to  thy  statutes  have  respect 
Continually  I  will. 


PSALM    CXIX.  455 

89  Thou  treacPst  down  all  that  love  to  stray  ; 
False  their  deceit  doth  prove. 
Vile  men,  like  dross,  thou  dost  cast  off: 
Thy  law  I  therefore  love. 

90.  For  fear  of  thee  my  very  flesh 
Doth  tremble,  all  dismayed j 
And  of  thy  righteous  judgments  Lord, 
My  soul  is  much  afraid. 

PART    XVI. 

91  To  others  I  have  judgment  done, 

Performing  justice  right : 

0  do  not  then  deliver  me 
To  my  oppressor's  might. 

92  For  good  to  me  thy  servant,  Lord, 

Thy  servant's  surety  be  : 
And  from  oppression  of  the  proud 
Do  thou  deliver  me. 

93  My  eyes  do  fail  with  looking  long 

For  thy  salvation  great, 
While  for  thy  word  of  righteousness 
I  earnestly  do  wait. 

94  In  mercy  with  thy  servant  deal, 

Thy  statutes  to  me  show  ; 

1  am  thy  servant,  wisdom  give, 
That  I  thy  laws  may  know. 

95  ?Tis  time  for  thee  to  work,  O  Lord  ; 

They  break  thy  law  divine. 
Thy  precepts  therefore  more  I  love 
Than  gold,  yea,  gold  most  fine. 


456  PSALM  CXIX. 

96  Concerning  all  things  thy  commands 

I  therefore  judge  are  right; 
And  ev'ry  false  and  wicked  way 
Is  hateful  in  my  sight. 

PART  XVII. 

97  Thy  statutes,  Lord,  are  wonderful, 

My  soul  them  keeps  with  care. 
The  entrance  of  thy  word  gives  light, 
Makes  wise  who  simple  are. 

98  My  mouth  I  also  opened  wide, 

And  panted  earnestly, 
While  after  thy  commandments  all, 
I  longed  exceedingly. 

99  Lord,  look  on  me,  and  merciful 

Do  thou  unto  me  prove, 
As  thou  art  wont  to  do  to  those 
Thy  name  who  truly  love. 

ICO  O  let  my  footsteps  in  thy  word 
Aright  still  ordered  be : 
Let  no  iniquity  obtain 
Dominion  over  me. 

101  From  man's  oppression  save  thou  me: 

So  keep  thy  laws  I  will. 
Thy  face  make  on  thy  servant  shine ; 
Teach  me  thy  statutes  still. 

102  Great  streams  of  waters  from  my  eyes 

Ran  down,  because  I  saw 
How  wicked  men  run  on  in  sin, 
And  do  not  keep  thy  law. 


PSALM    CXIX.  457 

PART   XVIII. 

103  O  Lord,  thou  ever  righteous  art ; 

Thy  judgments  are  upright. 
Thy  statutes,  which  thou  hast  ordained 
Most  faithful  are  and  right. 

104  My  zeal  hath  me  consumed,  because 

They  who  against  me  rise, 

Thy  holy  words  forgotten  have 

And  they  thy  laws  despise. 

105  Thy  word  is  very  pure ;  on  it 

Thy  servant's  love  is  set. 
Despised  and  small  am  I ;  yet  I 
Thy  laws  do  not  forget. 

106  Thy  righteousness  is  righteousness 

Which  ever  doth  endure  : 
Thy  holy  law,  Lord,  also  is 
The  very  truth  most  pure. 

107  Distress  and  anguish  have  me  found, 

On  me  fast  hold  they  take ; 

Yet  in  my  trouble  my  delights 

I  thy  commandments  make. 

108  Eternal  righteousness  is  in 

Thy  testimonies  all  : 
Give  understanding  unto  me, 
And  ever  live  I  shall. 

PART   XIX. 

109  With  all  my  heart  I  cried,  Lord,  hear  j 

I  will  obey  thy  word. 
I  cried  to  thee ;  save  me,  and  I 
Will  keep  thy  laws,  O  Lord. 
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458  PSALM   CXIX. 

110  Before  the  morning's  dawn  I  rose, 

And  unto  thee  I  cried ; 
Because  upon  thy  faithful  word 
I  constantly  relied. 

111  My  wakeful  eyes  anticipate 

The  watches  of  the  night, 
That  on  thy  word  with  earnest  mind 
Then  meditate  I  might. 

112  In  loving-kindness  let  my  pray'r 

And  cry  be  heard  by  thee ; 
According  to  thy  judgment.  Lord, 
Revive  and  quicken  me. 

113  The  men  who  follow  crime  draw  nigh; 

They  from  thy  law  are  far : 
But  thou  art  near,  O  Lord  ;  and  truth 
All  thy  commandments  are. 

114  As  for  thy  testimonies  all, 

Of  old  this  have  I  seen, 
That  thou  hast  surely  founded  them 
Forever  to  remain. 

PART    XX. 

115  My  trouble,  Lord,  do  thou  regard, 

And  me  in  safety  set : 

Deliver  me,  O  Lord,  for  I 

Thy  law  do  not  forget. 

116  And  by  thy  word  revive  thou  me; 

Save  me,  and  plead  my  cause. 
Salvation  is  from  sinners  far ; 
For  they  seek  not  thy  laws. 


PSALM    CXIX.  459 

117  Thy  tender  mercies,  Lord,  are  great, 

They  numbered  cannot  be. 
According  to  thy  judgments  just, 
Revive  and  quicken  me. 

118  My  persecutors  many  are, 

And  foes  that  do  combine ; 

Yet  from  thy  testimonies  pure 

My  heart  doth  not  decline. 

119  I  saw  transgressors,  and  was  grieved; 

For  they  keep  not  thy  word. 

See  how  I  love  thy  law  !  as  thou 

Art  kind,  me  quicken,  Lord. 

120  For  from  beginning,  all  thy  word 

Hath  been  most  true  and  sure : 
Thy  righteous  judgments  every  one 
For  evermore  endure. 

PART   XXI. 

121  The  princes  persecuted  me, 

Although  no  cause  they  saw : 
But  still  of  thy  most  holy  word 
My  heart  doth  stand  in  awe. 

122  I  at  thy  word  rejoice,  as  one 

Of  spoil  that  finds  great  store. 
Thy  law  I  love ;  but  lying  all 
I  hate  and  do  abhor. 

123  To  praise  thy  name  sev'n  times  a  day 

Hath  been  my  constant  care ; 
Because  of  all  thy  judgments,  Lord, 
Which  righteous  ever  are. 


460  PSALM  CXIX. 

124  Great  peace  have  they  who  love  thy  law  ; 

Offence  they  shall  have  none. 
I  hoped  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 
And  thy  commands  have  done. 

125  My  soul  thy  testimonies  all 

Observed  most  carefully ; 
On  them  my  heart  is  set,  and  them 
I  love  exceedingly. 

126  Thy  testimonies  and  thy  laws 

I  kept  with  special  care ; 
For  all  my  works  and  ways  each  one 
Before  thee  open  are. 

PART  XXII. 

127  O  let  my  earnest  pray'r  and  cry 

Come  near  before  thee,  Lord : 
Give  understanding  unto  me, 
According  to  thy  word. 

128  Let  my  request  before  thee  come  : 

After  thy  word  me  free. 
My  lips  shall  utter  praise,  when  thou 
Hast  taught  thy  laws  to  me. 

129  My  tongue  of  thy  most  blessed  word 

Shall  speak,  and  it  confess ; 
Because  thy  holy  statutes  all 
Are  perfect  righteousness. 

130  O  let  thy  hand  bring  help  to  me : 

Thy  precepts  are  my  choice. 
I  longed  for  thy  salvation,  Lord, 
And  in  thy  law  rejoice. 


PSALM  CXX.  461 

131  My  soul  revive,  and  then  it  shall 

Give  praises  unto  thee  ; 
Ind  let  thy  judgments  evermore 
Be  helpful  unto  me. 

132  I,  like  a  lost  sheep,  went  astray; 

Thy  servant  seek  and  find  : 
For  thy  commandments  all,  O  Lord, 
I  ever  keep  in  mind. 


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PSALM  120.     C  M. 

N  my  distress  to  God  I  cried, 
And  he  gave  ear  to  me. 
From  lying  lips  and  guileful  tongue, 
O  Lord,  my  soul  set  free. 


2  What  shall  be  given  thee?  or  what 

Be  done  to  thee,  false  tongue  ? 
Ev'n  burning  coals  of  juniper, 
Sharp  arrows  of  the  strong. 

3  Alas  for  me,  that  I  abide 

In  Mesech's  land  so  long  ! 
That  I  in  tabernacles  dwell, 
To  Kedar  that  belong. 

4  My  soul  with  him  that  hateth  peace 

Hath  long  a  dweller  been. 
I  am  for  peace ;  but  when  I  speak, 
For  battle  they  are  keen. 


462  PSALM  CXXI. 

JPSALJI  120.     L    M. 


T 


my  distress  I  cried  to  God, 
My  earnest  cry  Jehovah  heard ; 
From  lying  lips  and  tongue  of  fraud, 
Deliver  thou  my  soul,  O  Lord. 


2  To  thee,  false  tongue,  what  shall  be  done  ? 

What  for  thy  lies  a  fit  return  ? 
Sharp  arrows  of  a  mighty  one, 
With  coals  of  juniper  that  burn. 

3  Alas  for  me !  that  I  so  long 

Sojourn  with  Mesech's  godless  race ; 
And  near  the  tents  of  Kedar's  throng 
Am  forced  to  make  my  dwelling-place. 

4  I  long  have  made  my  dwelling-place 

With  such  as  seek  my  peace  to  mar , 
With  them  I  fain  would  live  in  peace, 
But  when  I  speak,  they  are  for  war. 


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JPSAL3I  121.     C    M. 

TO  the  hills  will  lift  mine  eyes, 
From  whence  doth  come  mine  aid. 
My  safety  cometh  from  the  Lord, 
Who  heav'n  and  earth  hath  made. 


2  Thy  foot  he'll  not  let  slide,  nor  will 
He  slumber  that  thee  keeps. 
Behold,  he  that  keeps  Israel, 
He  slumbers  not,  nor  sleeps. 


PSALM  CXXI.  463 

3  The  Lord  thee  keeps,  the  Lord  thy  shade 

On  thy  right  hand  doth  stay : 
The  moon  by  night  thee  shall  not  smite, 
Nor  yet  the  sun  by  day. 

4  The  Lord  shall  keep  thy  soul;  he  shall 

Preserve  thee  from  all  ill. 
Henceforth  thy  going  out  and  in 
God  keep  forever  will. 


PSALM  121.     7s. 

O  the  hills  I'll  lift  mine  eyes, 

Whence  my  hopes  of  succor  rise  ; 
From  the  Lord  comes  all  my  aid, 
Who  the  earth  and  heav'n  hath  made. 


'T 


2  He  will  ever  be  thy  guide, 
And  thy  foot  shall  never  slide; 
God  his  Israel  that  keeps, 
Never  slumbers,  never  sleeps. 

3  God  thy  keeper  still  shall  stand, 
As  a  shade  on  thy  right  hand ; 
Neither  sun  by  day  shall  smite, 
Nor  the  silent  moon  by  night. 

4  God  shall  guard  from  every  ill, 
Keep  thy  soul  in  safety  still  ; 
Both  without  and  in  thy  door, 
He  will  keep  thee  evermore. 


464  PSALM  CXXIL 

PSALM  122.     C  M 

1  T  JO  Y'D  when  to  the  house  of  God, 
_L     Go  up,  they  said  to  me. 
Jerusalem,  within  thy  gates 

Our  feet  shall  standing  be. 

2  Jerus'lem  as  a  city  is 

Compactly  built,  and  fair; 
To  it  the  tribes  go  up  ;  to  it, 
The  tribes  of  God  repair  ; 

3  To  Isr'ePs  testimony,  there 

To  God's  name  thanks  to  pay. 
For  thrones  of  judgment,  ev'n  the  thrones 
Of  David's  house,  there  stay. 

4  Pray  that  Jerusalem  may  have 

Peace  and  felicity : 
All  those  who  love  thee  and  thy  peace 
Shall  have  prosperity. 

5  I  therefore  wish  that  peace  may  still 

Within  thy  walls  remain, 
And  ever  may  thy  palaces 
Prosperity  retain. 

6  And  now,  for  friends'  and  brethren's  sakes 

Peace  be  in  thee,  I'll  say. 
Yea  for  the  house  of  God  our  Lord, 
I'll  seek  thy  good  alway. 


PSALM    CXXIII.  465 

PSALM  122.     L.  M. 


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TH  joy  I  hear  my  friends  exclaim, 
"  Come    let    us    in   God's     temple 


Within  thy  gates,  Jerusalem, 

Shall  ever  stand  our  willing  feet. 

2  A  city  built  compact  and  fair, 

Jerus'lem  stands,  the  sacred  place 

To  which  the  gathering  tribes  repair, 

Tribes  of  Jehovah's  chosen  race. 

3  'Tis  there  by  his  command  they  meet, 

To  render  thanks  and  pay  their  vows ; 
And  there  is  judgment's  royal  seat, 

There  are  the  thrones  of  David's  house. 

4  Pray  that  Jerus'lem's  peace  endure, 

For  all  that  love  thee  God  will  bless ; 
Peace  dwell  within  thy  walls  secure, 
And  joy  within  thy  palaces. 

5  For  sake  of  friends  and  kindred  dear, 

My  heart's  desire  is  "  peace  to  thee ;  " 
And  for  the  house  of  God,  my  prayer 
Shall  seek  thy  good  continually. 


PSALM  123.     C.  M. 

THOU  that  dwellest  in  the  heav'ns, 
I  lift  mine  eyes  to  thee. 
Behold,  as  servants'  eyes  attend, 
Their  masters'  hand  to  see. 


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466  PSALM  CXXIV. 

2  As  handmaid's  eyes  her  mistress'  hand ; 

So  do  our  eyes  attend 
Upon  the  Lord  our  God,  until 
To  us  he  mercy  send. 

3  O  Lord,  be  gracious  unto  us, 

Unto  us  gracious  be ; 
For  filled  with  insolent  contempt 
Exceedingly  are  we. 

4  Our  soul  is  filled  with  scorn  of  those 

That  at  their  ease  abide, 
And  with  the  insolent  contempt 
Of  those  that  swell  in  pride. 

PSALM  123.     L.  M.     6  lines. 

1  rpO  thee,  O  Lord,  I  lift  mine  eyes, 

__L      O  thou  enthroned  above  the  skies  J 
As  servants  watch  their  master's  hand, 
Or  maids  by  mistress  watching  stand, 
So  to  the  Lord  our  eyes  we  raise, 
Until  his  mercy  he  displays. 

2  Have  mercy,  Lord,  we  cry  to  thee  ; 
Filled  with  contempt  thy  servants  see  ! 
On  us  have  mercy,  scorned  by  those 
Who  live  in  undisturbed  repose  ! 
Beneath  the  scorning  of  the  proud, 
And  their  contempt,  our  soul  is  bowed. 

PSALM  124.     C  M. 

1     I    T  AD  not  the  Lord  been  on  our  side, 
jn     May  Israel  now  say  ; 
Had  not  the  Lord  been  on  our  side, 
When  men  rose  us  to  slay  ; 


PSALM  CXXIV.  467 

2  They  had  us  swallowed  up  alive, 

When  their  fierce  wrath  did  flame 
The  waters  had  us  drowned,  our  soul 
Had  sunk  beneath  the  stream. 

3  Then  had  the  waters,  swelling  high,. 

Above  our  soul  made  way. 
O  bless  the  Lord,  who  to  their  teeth 
Us  gave  not  for  a  prey. 

4  Our  soul  has,  like  a  bird,  escaped 

The  cruel  fowler's  snare; 
The  snare  asunder  broken  is, 
And  we  escaped  are. 

5  Our  sure  and  all-sufficient  help 

Is  in  JEHOVAH'S  name  • 
His  name  who  did  the  heav'n  create, 
And  who  the  earth  did  frame. 

PSALM  124.     L  M. 

1  "T    TAD  not  the  Lord,  may  Isr'el  say, 
JUL     Had   not  the  Lord   maintained  out 

side, 
When  men,  to  make  our  lives  a  prey, 
Rose  like  the  swelling  of  the  tide; 

2  The  swelling  tide  had  been  our  grave, 

So  fiercely  did  the  waters  roll : 
The  waters  proud,  with  wave  on  wave, 
Had  swept  above  our  drowning  soul. 


468  PSALM   CXXV. 

3  Blest  be  the  Lord  ;  let  praise  be  given, 

That  we  escaped  from  death  so  nigh  ; 
As  when  the  fowler's  snare  is  riven, 
The  bird  escaping  soars  on  high  : 

4  The  snare  is  rent,  and  we  are  free, 

Our  grateful  souls  to  God  arise  ; 
For  all  our  help  has  come  from  thee, 
Great  maker  of  the  earth  and  skies. 

PSALM  125.     C    M. 

1  rpHEY  in  the  Lord  that  firmly  trust, 

_1_      Shall  be  like  Zion  hill, 
Which  at  no  time  can  be  removed, 
But  standeth  ever  still. 

2  As  round  about  Jerusalem 

The  mountains  ever  stand, 
So  God  his  people  will  surround, 
And  evermore  defend. 

3  For  ill  men's  rod  upon  the  lot 

Of  just  men  shall  not  lie; 
Lest  righteous  men  stretch  forth  their  hands* 
To  work  iniquity. 

4  Do  thou  to  all  those  who  are  good 

Thy  goodness,  Lord,  impart ; 
And  also  do  thou  good  to  them 
Who  upright  are  in  heart. 

5  But  as  for  such  as  turn  aside 

In  their  own  crooked  way, 
God  shall  lead  forth  with  wicked  men  : 
On  Isr'el  peace  shall  stay. 


PSALM   CXXVI.  469 

PSALM   125.     7s  and  6s. 

1  TTE  that  in  God  confideth, 

I    I      Like  Zion  Mount  shall  be, 
Which  evermore  abideth 
Unmoved  eternally. 

2  As  mountains,  which  defend  her, 

Jerusalem  surround, 
His  saints  secure  to  render, 
God  compasseth  around. 

3  The  sinner's  rod  shall  never 

On  just  men's  lot  abide, 
Lest  upright  men  should  ever 
To  sin  be  turned  aside. 

4  Thy  goodness,  Lord,  our  Saviour, 

To  all  the  good  impart ; 
And  ever  show  thy  favor 
To  men  of  upright  heart. 

5  But  those  whose  choice  is  rather 

In  crooked  ways  to  go ; 
With  sinners   God  shall  gather  ; 
On  Israel  peace  bestow. 

PSALM 126.     C.  M. 

1   "\TTHEN   Zion's   bondage  God  turned 
VV       back, 

As  men  that  dreamed  were  we. 
Then  filled  with  laughter  was  our  mouth, 
Our  tongue  with  melody  : 
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470  PSALM    CXXVI. 

2  The  heathen  people  said,  The  Lord 
Great  things  for  them  hath  wrought. 
The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us, 
Whence  joy  to  us  is  brought. 

5  As  streams  of  water  in  the  south, 
Our  bondage,  Lord,  recall. 
Who  sow  in  tears,  a  reaping  time 
Of  joy  enjoy  they  shall. 

|  That  man  who,  bearing  precious  seed, 
In  going  forth  doth  mourn, 
He,  doubtless,  bringing  back  his  sheaves, 
Rejoicing  shall  return. 


PSAL3I 126.     L.  M. 

1  TT1  WAS  like  a  dream,  when  by  the  Lord 

_L      From  bondage  Zion  was  restored  : 
Our    mouths  were   filled    with  mirth,  our 

tongues 
Were  ever  singing  joyful  songs. 

2  The     heathen     owned      what     God     had 

wrought ; 
Great  works,  which  joy  to  us  have  brought. 
As  southern  streams,  when  filled  with  rain, 
Lord,  turn  our  captive  state  again. 


PSALM  CXXVI.  471 

Who  sow  in  tears,  with  joy  shall  reap  ; 
Though  bearing  precious  seed  they  weep 
While  going  forth,  yet  shall  they  sing, 
When   coming    back    their    sheaves     they 
bring. 


JPSAL3I 126.    H.  M. 

1  "TT7HEN  Zion  by  the  Lord 

VV        From  her  captivity 
Was  graciously  restored, 

Like  men  that  dream  were  we. 
Our  mouths    were   filled  with    mirth,  our 

tongues 
Were  ever  singing  joyful  songs. 

2  Great  things  the  heathen  own, 

The  Lord  for  them  hath  wrought ; 
Great  things  the  Lord  hath  done, 

Which  joy  to  us  have  brought. 
As  southern  streams  sweep  o'er  the  plain, 
Lord,  turn  our  captive  state  again. 

3  The  man  in  tears  who  sows, 

With  joyfulness  shall  reap; 
With  precious  seed  he  goes, 

And  going  forth  doth  weep. 
Yet  doubtless  he  his  sheaves  shall  bring, 
And  coming  back,  with  joy  shall  sing. 


472  PSALM   CXXVII. 

PSALM  127.      C    M 

1  TpXCEPT  the  Lord  do  build  the  house, 
JjJ     The  builders  lose  their  pain  : 
Except  the  Lord  the  city  keep, 

The  watchmen  watch  in  vain. 

2  'Tis  vain  for  you  to  rise  betimes, 

Or  late  from  rest  to  keep, 
To  feed  on  sorrow's  bread  ;  so  gives 
He  his  beloved  sleep. 

3  Lo,  children  are  God's  heritage, 

To  parents  his  reward. 
The  sous  of  youth  as  arrows  are, 
For  strong  men's  hands  prepared. 

4  O  happy  is  the  man  that  hath 

His  quiver  filled  with  those ; 
They,  unashamed,  within  the  gate 
Shall  speak  unto  their  foes. 

PSAL3I127.   L  M. 

1  "TTXLESS  the  Lord  the  house  shall  build, 

kJ       The  weary  builders  toil  in  vain ; 
Unless  the  Lord  the  city  shield, 

The  guards  a  useless  watch  maintain. 

2  In  vain  you  rise  ere  morning  break, 

And  late  your  nightly  vigils  keep, 
And  bread  of  anxious  care  partake : 
God  gives  to  his  beloved  sleep. 


PSALM  CXXVIII.  473 

3  Lo,  children  are  the  gift  of  God, 

And  sons  the  blessing  he  commands ; 
These,  when  in  youthful  days  bestowed, 
Are  like  the  shafts  ifi  warrior's  hands. 

4  And  happy  they  whose  quivers  bear 

Full  store  of  arrows  such  as  these; 
They  in  the  gate  are  free  from  fear, 
And  boldly  face  their  enemies. 


JPSAL3I 128.  C.  M. 

1  rpHE  man  is  blest  who  fears  the  Lord, 

_L      And  walketh  in  his  ways; 
For  of  thy  labour  thou  shalt  eat, 
And  prosper  all  thy  days. 

2  Thy  wife  shall  as  a  fruitful  vine 

By  thy  house  sides  be  found : 
Thy  children  like  to  olive-plants 
Thy  table  shall  surround. 

3  Behold,  the  man  that  fears  the  Lord, 

Thus  blessed  shall  he  be. 
The  Lord  shall  out  of  Zion  give 
His  blessing  unto  thee. 

4  Thou  shalt  Jerus'lem's  good  behold, 

Whilst  thou  on  earth  dost  dwell. 
Thou  shalt  thy  children's  children  see, 
And  peace  on  Israel. 


474  PSALM   CXXIX. 

PSALM  128.     8s  and   Is. 

1  IDLEST  the  man  who  fears  Jehovah, 
JL3     Walking  ever  in  his  ways ; 
Thou  shalt  eat  of  thy  hands'  labor, 

And  be  happy  all  thy  days. 

2  Like  a  vine  in  fruit  abounding, 

In  thy  house  thy  wife  is  found  ; 
And  like  olive-plants,  thy  children, 
Compassing  thy  table  round. 

3  Lo,  on  him  that  fears  Jehovah, 

Shall  this  blessedness  attend ; 
Thus  Jehovah  out  of  Zion 

Shall  to  thee  his  bless^igs  send. 

4  Thou  shalt  see  Jerus'lem  prosper, 

Long  as  thou  on  earth  shalt  dwell ; 
Thou  shalt  see  thy  children's  children, 
And  the  peace  of  Israel. 

PSAL3I  129.     C    M 

1  T  I  THEY  oft  did  vex  me  from  my  youth, 

I        May  Isr'el  now  declare  ; 
They  oft  did  vex  me  from  my  youth, 
Yet  not  victorious  were. 

2  The  plowers  plowed  upon  my  hack ; 

They  long  their  furrows  made. 
The  righteous  Lord  did  cut  the  cords 
Which  sinners  on  me  laid. 


PSALM  CXXIX.  475 

3  Let  Zion's  haters  be  turned  back, 

And  in  confusion  thrown. 
As  grass  on  house-tops  let  them  be, 
"Which  fades  ere  it  is  grown  : 

4  Of  which  enough  to  fill  his  hand 
.    The  mower  cannot  find  ; 

Nor  can  the  man  his  bosom  fill, 
Whose  work  is  sheaves  to  bind. 

5  Xor  say  the  men  who  pass  them  by, 

God's  blessing  on  you  rest  : 
We  in  the  name  of  God  the  Lord 
Do  wish  you  to^be  blest. 

PSAL3I  129.     L    M. 

1  "T    TOW  oft  from  youth  may  Isr'el  say, 

J L     How  oft  from  youth  have  foes  as- 
sailed ! 
How  sorely  troubled  me  have  they  ! 
Yet  ne'er  against  me  have  prevailed. 

2  Upon  my  back  the  plowers  plowed, 

Upon  me  long  their  furrows  drew. 
The  righteous  Lord  subdued  the  proud, 
In  mercy  cut  their  cords  in  two. 

3  Let  all  be  shamed,  and  made  to  flee, 

Who  have  to  Zion  hatred  shown ; 
As  grass  on  house-tops  let  them  be, 
As  grass  which  fades  ere  it  be  grown. 

4  Its  blades  no  mower's  hand  may  press. 

To  sheaves  no  binder  may  lay  claim  ; 
Xo  strangers  say,  "  The  Lord  thee  bless, 
We  bless  you  in  Jehovah's  name.'' 


476  PSALM  CXXX. 

PSALM  130.     C    M 

1  TpROM  depths  to  thee,  O  Lord,  I  cried, 
_Jj       My  voice,  Jehovah,  hear ; 

And  to  my  supplication's  voice 
O  give  attentive  ear. 

2  Lord,  who  shall  stand,  if  thou,  O  Lord, 

Shouldst  mark  iniquity  ? 
But  yet  with  thee  forgiveness  is, 
That  feared  thou  mayest  be. 

3  I  wait  for  God,  my  soul  doth  wait, 

My  hope  is  in  his  word. 
Yea,  more  than  they  for  morn  that  watch, 
My  soul  waits  for  the  Lord  ; 

4  Yea,  more  I  wait  than  they  that  watch 

The  morning  light  to  see. 

Let  Isr'el  in  Jehovah   hope, 

For  with  him  mercies  be. 

5  Redemption  plentiful  and  free 

Is  ever  found  with  him. 
And  he  from  all  iniquity 
Shall  Israel  redeem. 

PSALM  130.     8s  and  U 

1   "TpROM  the  depths  do  I  invoke  the^x 
P       O  Jehovah,  give  an  ear ; 
To  my  voice  be  thou  attentive, 
And  my  supplication  hear. 


PSALM  CXXXI.  477 

2  Lord,  if  thou  shouldst  mark  transgressions, 

Who,  before  thee,  Lord,  shall  stand  ? 
But  with  thee  there  is  forgiveness, 
That  thy  name  may  fear  command. 

3  For  Jehovah  I  am  waiting, 

And  my  hope  is  in  his  word ; 
In  his  word  of  promise  given, 
Yea,  my  soul  waits  for  the  Lord. 

4  For  the  Lord  my  soul  is  waiting, 

More  than  watchers  in  the  night, 
More  than  they  for  morning  watching, 
Watching  for  the  morning  light. 

5  Isr'el,  hope  thou  in  Jehovah, 

Mercies  great  are  found  with  him  ; 
He  abounding  in  redemption, 
Isr'el  will  from  sin  redeem. 

PSALM  131.     C   M. 

1  "A  /FY  heart  not  haughty  is,  O  Lord, 
JlV_1_     My  eyes  not  lofty  be ; 

Nor  do  I  deal  in  matters  great, 
Or  things  too  high  for  me. 

2  I  surely  have  myself  behaved 

With  spirit  meek  and  mild, 
As  child  of  mother  weaned  :  my  soul 
Is  like  a  weaned  child. 

3  Upon  Jehovah  let  the  hope 

Of  Israel  rely, 
Ev'n  from  the  time  that  present  is 
Unto  eternity. 


478  PSALM    CXXXII. 

JPSAL3I  131.     S    M. 

1  "A  JTY  heart's  not  haughty,  Lord, 
JlXjL     Xor  lofty  is  mine  eye ; 

I  meddle  not  in  matters  great, 
In  things  for  me  too  high. 

2  I  surely  have  composed 

And  soothed  myself  to  rest, 
Yea,  even  as  a  weaned  child 
Upon  its  mother's  breast, 

3  My  soul  is  like  a  child 

Weaned  and  submissive  grown; 
O  Isr'el,  now  and  evermore 
Trust  in  the  Lord  alone. 


PSALM  132.     C  M. 

LORD,  remember  David  how, 
His  troubles  think  upon; 
How  unto  God  he  swore,  and  vowed 
To  Jacob's  mighty  One. 


'O 


2  I  will  not  come  within  my  house, 

Xor  rest  in  bed  at  all ; 
Xor  shall  my  eyes  take  any  sleep, 
Xor  eyelids  slumber  shall; 

3  Till  for  the  Lord  a  place  I  find, 

Where  he  may  make  abode; 
Until  I  find  a  dwelling-place, 
For  Jacob's  mighty  God. 


PSALM   CXXXIL  479 

4  Lo,  at  the  place  of  Ephratah 
Of  it  we  understood; 
We  also  found  it  in  the  fields, 
And  city  of  the  wood. 

-  5  We'll  to  his  tabernacles  go, 
And  at  his  footstool  bow. 
Arise,  O  Lord,  into  thy  rest, 

Thy  ark  of  strength  bring  thou. 

6  Let  all  thy  priests  be  clothed,  O  Lord, 

In  robes  of  righteousness  ; 
And  let  all  those  that  are  thy  saints 
Shout  loud  for  joyfulness. 

7  And  for  thy  servant  David's  sake, 

Do  not  deny  thy  grace ; 

Nor  of  thy  own  anointed  one 

Turn  thou  away  the  face. 

8  The  Lord  in  truth  to  David  swore, 

He  will  not  turn  from  it, 
I  of  thy  body's  fruit  will  make 
Upon  thy  throne  to  sit. 

9  My  cov'nant  if  thy  sons  will  keep, 

And  laws  to  them  made  known, 
Their  children  then  shall  also  sit 
Forever  on  thy  throne. 

10  For  God  of  Zion  hath  made  choice ; 
There  he  desires  to  dwell. 
This  is  my  rest,  here  will  I  stay ; 
For  I  do  like  it  well. 


480  PSALM   CXXXII. 

11  Her  food  I'll  greatly  bless;  her  poor 

With  bread  will  satisfy. 
Her  priests  I'll  clothe  with    health  ;  her 
Shall  shout  forth  joyfully.  [saints 

12  And  there  will  I  make  David's  horn 

To  bud  forth  pleasantly  : 

For  him  that  mine  anointed  is 

A  lamp  ordained  have  I. 

13  As  with  a  garment  I  will  clothe 

With  shame  his  en'mies  all ; 
But  yet  the  crown  that  he  doth  wear 
Upon  him  flourish  shall. 

PSALM  132.    L    M. 

1  f~\  LORD,  remember  David  now, 

V/      And  think  on  all  his  weight  of  care, 
How  to  the  Lord  he  made  his  vow, 
To  Jacob's  mighty  God  he  sware : 

2  I  will  not  tread  within  my  hall, 

Nor  on  my  bed  will  seek  repose  ; 
No  sleep  upon  my  eyes  shall  fall, 

Nor  slumber  shall  mine  eyelids  close ; 

3  Until  for  Jacob's  mighty  Lord 

I  find  a  sure  and  fit  abode. 
Of  it  at  Ephratah  we  heard, 

We  found  it  in  the  fields  of  wood. 

4  Arise,  O  Lord,  come  to  thy  rest ; 

Thy  footstool  is  our  sacred  shrine ; 
With  robes  of  truth  thy  priests  invest ; 
And  shouts  shall  hail  the  ark  divine. 


PSALM   CXXXIL  481 

5  For  thine  own  servant  David's  sake, 

Turn  not  away  Messiah's  face  ; 
The  Lord  his  truth  will  never  break, 
The  truth  thus  sworn  to  David's  race ; 

6  "  Upon  thy  throne  thy  seed  shall  reign  ; 

And  if  their  heart  my  covenant  own, 
And  still  my  honored  laws  maintain, 
Their     seed     shall     hold     an    endless 
throne." 

7  For  high  on  Zion's  hill  above, 

The    Lord    has     fixed     his     dwelling 
bright : 
This  is  the  city  of  my  love, 
The  chosen  rest  of  my  delight. 

8  I'll    bless    her    stores    with     large     in- 

crease ; 
With  bread  her  poor  will  satisfy  ; 
Her  priests  I'll  clothe  in  robes  of  peace, 
And   all   her    saints    shall    shout    for 

j°y- 

9  There     David's     horn    shall     bud    and 

grow, 
Thence    mine     anointed's    light    shall 
stream. 
With  utter  shame  I'll  clothe  his  foe, 
But    bright    his    endless   crown    shall 
beam. 
41 


482  PSALM   CXXXII. 

PSALM  132.   8s  and  7s. 

1  "   "  ORD,  remember  thou  for  David, 

I  J     All  his  trouble  and  his  care ; 
How  he  vowed  to  God  of  Jacob, 
To  the  great  Jehovah  sware : 

2  I  my  dwelling  will  not  enter, 

To  my  couch  will  not  arise ; 
I'll  not  give  my  eyelids  slumber, 
Nor  in  sleep  will  close  my  eyes ; 

3  Till  I  find  a  place  of  dwelling, 

Where  the  Lord  may  make  abode ; 
Till  I  find  a  habitation 

Meet  for  Jacob's  mighty  God. 

4  Lo,  at  Ephratah  we  heard  it, 

And  of  it  we  understood; 

In  the  fields  we  also  found  it, 

In  the  city  of  the  wood. 

5  Let  us  seek  his  courts,  and  worship 

At  his  footstool  with  delight : 
Rise,  O  Lord,  thy  rest  to  enter; 

Come,  and  bring  thy  ark  of  might. 

6  Let  thy  priests  be  clothed  with  justice; 

Let  thy  saints  rejoicing  make; 
See  the  face  of  thy  anointed, 
For  thy  servant  David's  sake. 

7  God  hath  sworn  in  truth  to  David, 

And  his  oath  will  not  disown: 

Of  the  children  which  I  give  thee, 

I  will  place  upon  thy  throne. 


PSALM    CXXXIII.  483 

8  If  thy  sons  will  keep  my  cov'nant, 

And  observe  what  I  command, 
On  thy  throne  forever  sitting, 

Shall  their  children  rule  the  land. 

9  For  the  Lord  had  chosen  Zion, 

'Tis  the  dwelling  loved  of  God  ; 
Here  I'll  rest  and  dwell  forever, 
I  delight  in  this  abode. 

10  Richly  blessing  her  provision, 

I  will  fill  her  poor  with  bread  ; 

Clothe  her  priests  with  my  salvation, 

Make  her  saints  exceeding  glad. 

11  There  shall  David's  power  flourish, 

For  my  king  a  lamp's  ordained  ; 
I  with  shame  his  foes  will  cover, 
But  his  crown  shall  be  maintained. 

PSAL31  133.     C  M 

1  "T3EHOLD,  how  good  a  thing  it  is, 

V)     And  how  becoming  well, 
Together  such  as  brethren  are 
In  unity  to  dwell ! 

2  Like  precious  ointment  on  the  head, 

That  down  the  beard  did  flow, 
Ev'n  Aaron's  beard,  and  to  the  skirts 
Did  of  his  garments  go. 

3  As  Hermon's  dew,  the  dew  that  doth 

On  Zion's  hills  descend  : 
For  there  the  blessing  God  commands, 
Life  that  shall  never  end. 


484  PSALM  CXXXIII. 

PSALM  133.     C  P.  M. 

1  T    TOW  good  and  pleasant  to  the  sight, 
J_l     When  those  that  brethren   are,  de- 
light 

In  unity  to  dwell  ! 
j^ike  precious  ointment  on  the  head, 
Which  over  Aaron's  beard  was  shed, 

And  on  his  garments  fell. 

2  Or  like  the  dew  which  night  distils, 
Which  over  Hermon's  lofty  hills, 

And  Zion's  mounts,  descends  ; 
For  there  the  Lord  in  love  commands 
The  blessing  from  his  gracious  hands, 

Even  life  that  never  ends. 

PSALM  133.     Is  and  6s. 

1  |>EHOLD,  how  good  and  pleasant, 
f)     And  how  becoming  well, 

Where  brethren  all  united, 
In  peace  together  dwell. 

2  'Tis  like  the  precious  ointment 

That  on  the  head  did  flow, 
Which  down  the  beard  of  Aaron, 
Did  o'er  his  vesture  go. 

2   Like  dews  which  on  Mount  Hermon 
And  Zion  hills  descend ; 
There  God  commands  the  blessing, 
Life  that  shall  never  end. 


PSALM    CXXXY.  485 

PSALM  134.     C    M 

1  T3EHOLD,  O  bless  the  Lord,  all  ye 

D     That  his  attendants  are, 
Ev'n  you  who  in  God's  temple  stand, 
And  praise  him  nightly  there. 

2  Your  hands  within  God's  holy  place 

Lift  up,  and  praise  his  name. 
From  Zion  hill  the  Lord  thee  bless, 
That  heav'n  and  earth  did  frame. 

JPSALM  134.  C    P    M 

1  ~OEHOLD,  all  ye  that  serve  the  Lord, 

I   J     Lift  up  your  voice  with  one  accord, 

Jehovah's  name  to  bless. 
To  bless  his  holy  name  unite, 
Ye  that  are  standing  night  by  night, 

Within  his  holy  place. 

2  Yea,  in  his  place  of  holiness, 

Lift  up  your  hands  the  Lord  to  bless ; 

And  unto  you  be  given, 
From  out  of  Zion,  by  the  Lord, 
His  blessing  rich,  who  by  his  word 

Created  earth  and  heaven. 


'O 


JPSALM  135.     C.  M 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  the  Lord's  name 
praise ; 


His  servants,  praise  ye  God. 
Who  stand  in  God's  house,  in  the  courts 
Of  our  God  make  abode. 


186  PSALM  CXXXV. 

2  Praise  ye  the  Lord,  for  he  is  good, 

Sing  praises  to  his  name ; 
For  it  is  pleasant  thus  in  songs 
His  praises  to  proclaim. 

3  Because  Jehovah  for  himself 

Of  Jacob  choice  did  make  : 
For  his  peculiar  treasure  he 
Did  Israel  also  take. 

4  Because  I  know  Jehovah  is 

Above  all  others  great, 
And  that  our  Lord  above  all  gods 
In  glory  hath  his  seat. 

5  Jehovah  hath  in  heaven  done 

Whatever  he  did  please  ; 
And  in  the  earth  and  places  deep, 
And  in  the  mighty  seas. 

6  From  earth's  remotest  ends  he  makes 

The  vapors  to  ascend ; 
With  rain  he  lightnings  makes,  and  wind 
Doth  from  his  treasures  send. 

7  He  first-born  all  of  Egypt  smote, 

Sent  signs  and  wonders  grand 
On  Pharaoh  and  his  servants  all, 
In  thee,  O  Egypt  land. 

8  He  smote  great  nations,  slew  great  kings: 

Ev'n  Sihon,  Heshbon's  king, 
And  Og  of  Bashan,  and  to  nought 
Did  Canaan's  kingdoms  bring : 


PSALM  CXXXV.  487 

9  And  for  a  heritage  their  land 
He  unto  Israel  gave, 
That  there  his  chosen  people   might 
A  sure  possession  have. 

10  Thy  name,  O  Lord,  shall  still  endure, 

And  thy  remembrance  shall 
With  honor  great  continued  be 
To  generations  all. 

11  Because  the  Lord  himself  will  judge 

His  people  righteously  ; 
Concerning  those  that  do  him  serve, 
Himself  repent  will  he. 

12  The  idols  of  the  nations  all 

Of  silver  are  and  gold, 
They  from  the  hands  of  men  receive 
Their  fashion  and  their  mould. 

13  Though   mouths  they  have,  they  do    not 

And  eyes,  they  do  not  see ;  [speak, 

And  ears,  yet  hear  they  not;  and  in 
Their  mouth  no  breath  can  be. 

14  Like  them  their  makers  are,  and  all 

Who  do  on  them   rely. 
O  Isr'ePs  house,  bless  God  ;  bless  God, 
O  Aaron's  family. 

15  O  house  of  Levi,  bless  the  Lord, 

All  who  his  servants  are  ; 
And  bless  the  holy  name  of  God, 
All  ye  the  Lord  that  fear. 


488  PSALM    CXXXV. 

16  And  blessed  be  the  Lord  our  God 
From  Zion's  holy  hill, 
Who  dwelleth  at  Jerusalem. 
The  Lord  O  praise  ye  still. 


*o 


PSALM  135.     L    M. 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  his  praise  pro* 
claim  ; 

All  ye  his  servants  praise  his  name, 
Who  in  the  Lord's  house  ever  wait, 
Who  stand  in  our  God's  temple  gate. 

2  The  Lord  is  good,  his  praise  proclaim, 
Since  it  is  pleasant,  praise  his  name; 
He  for  himself  did  Jacob  take, 

And  Isr'el  his  possession  make. 

3  I  know  the  Lord  is  high  in  state, 
Above  all  gods  our  Lord  is  great ; 
The  Lord  performs  what  he  decrees, 

In     heaven    and     earth,   in    depths    and 

seas. 

4  He  makes  the  vapors  to  ascend 

In  clouds  from  earth's  remotest  end  ; 
He  for  the  rain  gives  lightning  wings, 
The  wind  out  from  his  treasures  brings. 

5  He  smote  from  greatest  to  the  least 
Of  Egypt's  first-born,  man  and  beast; 
In  midst  of  thee,  O  Egypt  land, 

Sent  signs  and  wonders  from  his  hand. 


PSALM    CXXXV.  489 

6  He  made  his  wonders  dread  to  fall 
On  Phar'oh  and  his  servants  all ; 
He  many  nations  overthrew, 

And  mighty  kings  and  princes  slew. 

7  He  Sihon  slew,  and  Bashan's  king, 
On  Canaan's  thrones  did  ruin  bring  ; 
Their  land  for  heritage  bestowed 

On  Isr'el  for  their  own  abode. 

8  O  Lord,  eternal  is  thy  name, 
Thy  mem'ry  lives  in  endless  fame ; 
God  will  his  people's  cause  maintain, 
And  to  his  servants  turn  again. 

9  The  heathen  idols  all  are  nought, 

But  silver,  gold,  by  man's  hand  wrought; 
With  mouths,  no  power  of  speech    they 

find, 
With  eyes  to  see,  they  yet  are  blind. 

10   With  ears,  they  hear  no  voice  or  sound, 
And  in  their  mouth  no  breath  is  found  ; 
Their  makers  all  their  likeness  bear ; 
Who  trust  in  them  their  fate  shall  share. 

13    O  house  of  Isr'el,  bless  the  Lord  ; 
Let  Aaron's  house  him  praise  accord  ; 
Him  blest,  let  Levi's  house  proclaim ; 
Bless  ye  the  Lord,  who  fear  his  name. 


490  PSALM   CXXXVI. 

12  Forever  let  the  Lord  be  blest; 
From  Zion  let  it  be  expressed ; 
Jerus'lem  is  his  dwelling-place. 
Praise  ye  the  Lord,  make  known  his  grace, 

PSALM  136.     8s    and  7s. 

1  /~^  IVE  thanks  to  God,  for  good  is  he : 
vJX     For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
Thanks  to  the  God  of  gods  give  ye : 

For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

2  Thanks  give  the  Lord  of  lords  unto : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
Who  only  wonders  great  can  do  : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

3  Who  by  his  wisdom  made  heav'ns  high : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
Who  stretched  the  earth  above  the  sea  : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

4  To  him  that  made  the  great  lights  shine: 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
The  sun  to  rule  till  day  decline : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

5  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
Who  Egypt's  first-born  killed  outright : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 


PSALM  CXXXVI.  491 

6  And  Isr'el  brought  from  Egypt  land : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
With  stretched-out  arm,  and  with  strong 
hand  : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

7  By  whom  the  Red  sea  parted  was  : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
He  through  its  midst  made  Isr'el  pass: 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

8  He  Phar'oh  and  his  host  did  drown  : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
And  through  the  desert  led  his  own : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

9  To  him  great  kings  who  overthrew: 
For  he  hath  mercy  ever. 
Yea,  famous  kings  in  battle  slew : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

10  Ev'n  Sihon,  king  of  Amorites  : 

For  he  hath  mercy  ever. 
4nd  Og,  the  king  of  Bashanites : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

11  Their  land  in  heritage  to  have  : 

For  mercy  hath  he  ever. 
His  servant  Isr'el  right  he  gave  : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

12  In  our  low  state  who  on  us  thought: 

For  he  hath  mercy  ever. 
And  from  our  foes  our  freedom  wrought: 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 


492  PSALM  CXXXVI. 

13  Who  doth  all  flesh  with  food  relieve  : 
For  he  hath  mercy  ever. 
Thanks  to  the  God  of  heaven  give : 
For  his  grace  faileth  never. 

PSALM  136.     L    M. 

1  r\  THANK  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  love ; 
V^     O  thank  the  God.  all  gods  above. 

His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

2  O  thank  the  mighty  King  of  kings, 
Whose   arm    hath    done    such    wondrous 

things. 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

3  Whose   wisdom   gave   the   heavens   their 

birth, 
And  on  the  waters  spread  the  earth. 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

4  Who  taught  yon  glorious  lights  their  way, 
The  radiant  sun  to  rule  the  day. 

His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

5  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  the  night, 
With  radiance  of  a  milder  light. 

His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 


PSALM  CXXXYI.  493 

6  Who  smote  th'  Egyptians'  stubborn  pride, 
When  in  his  wrath  their  first-born  died. 

His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

7  But  led  his  Isr'el  from  their  land, 

With  outstretched    arm    and   conquering 
hand. 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

S  Whose  hand  the  Red  sea's  waters  clave, 
And  guided  Isr'el  through  the  wave. 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

9  But  buried  Pharaoh  and  his  bands, 
And  led  his  flock  through  desert  lands. 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

10  Who    smote    proud    monarchs    in     their 

might, 
And  warlike  princes  slew  in  fight. 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

11  Sihon,  the  king  of  Heshbon's  towers, 
And  Og,  the  lord  of  Bashan's  powers. 

His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 
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494  PSALM  CXXXYI. 

12  And  for  inheritance  their  land 
He  gave  to  Isr'ePs  chosen  band. 

His  mercys  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

13  Who  thought  on  us,  amidst  our  woes, 
And  rescued  us  from  all  our  foes. 

His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 

14  Who  daily  feeds  each  living  thing; 

O  thank  the  heaven's  Almighty  King 
His  mercy  flows  an  endless  stream, 
To  all  eternity  the  same. 


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PSALM  136.     H  M 

RAISE  God,  for  he  is  kind  : 
His  mercy  lasts  for  aye  : 
Give  thanks  with  heart  and  mind 
To  God  of  gods  alway  : 
For  certainly 

His  mercies  dure 
Most  firm  and  sure 
Eternally. 

The  Lord  of  lords  praise  ye, 
Whose  mercies  always  last : 

The  Lord  alone  is  he 

Who  doeth  wonders  vast. 
For  certainly,  etc. 


PSALM  CXXXVL  495 

3  To  him,  by  wisdom's  band, 

Who  heavens  did  create; 
To  him  who  stretched  the  land 
Above  the  waters  great. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

4  To  him  great   lights  that  made, 

The  sun  to  rule  by  day  ; 
The  moon  and  stars  arrayed  ; 
To  rule  the  night  are  they. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

5  To  him  who  Egypt   smote 

In  first-born  everywhere ; 
And  Isr'el  thence  he  brought, 
From  those  who  en'mies  were. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

6  Who,  with  strong  hand  to  guide, 

And  arm  that  stretched  out  was, 
The  Red  sea  did  divide, 

And  through  made  Isr'el  pass. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

7  But  Phar'oh  overthrew 

In  Red  sea  with  his  host; 
And  led  his  people  through 
The   deserts  to  their  coast 
For  certainly,  etc. 

8  To  him  who  great  kings  smote, 

Yea  famous  kings  he  slew; 
Sihon  of  Am'rites  lot, 
And  Og  of  Bashan,  too. 
For  certainly,  etc. 


196  PSALM  CXXXVII. 

9  By  lot  he  gave  their  lands 
To  Israel  for  aye : 
To  those  who  his  commands 
Did  faithfully  obey. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

10  He  thought  on  us  when  foes 

Had  brought  to  low  estate ; 
And  he  from  all  our  woes 
Did  grant  deliv'rance  great. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

11  And  from  his  bounty  he 

All  flesh  its  food  hath  given. 
O  thanks  to  God  give  ye ; 
He  is  the  God  of  heav'n. 
For  certainly,  etc. 

PSALM  137.     C    M. 

1  |>Y  Babel's   streams  we  sat  and  wept, 
JZ)     When  Zion  we  thought  on, 

In  midst  thereof  we  hung  our  harps 
The  willow-trees  upon. 

2  For  there  a  song  required  they, 

Who  did  us  captive  bring: 
Our  spoilers  calle  I  for  mirth,  and  said, 
A  song  of  Zion  sing. 

3  O  how  the  Lord's  song  shall  we  sing 

Within  a  foreign  land  ? 
If  thee,  Jerus'lem,  I  forget, 

Skill  part  from  my  right  hand. 


PSALM  CXXXYIL  497 

4  My  tongue  to  my  mouth's  roof  let  cleave, 

If  I  do  thee  forget, 
Jerusalem,  and  thee  above 
My  chief  good  do  not  set. 

5  Remember  Edom's  children,  Lord, 

Who  in  Jerus'lem's  day, 
Ev'n  unto  its  foundation  stone, 
Raze,  raze  it  quite,  did  say. 

6  O  daughter  thou  of  Babylon, 

To  ruin  hastening  on, 
He  shall  be  blest  who  thee  rewards 
As  thou  to  us   hast  done. 

7  Yea,  happy  surely  shall  he  be, 

Thy  tender  little  ones 
Who  shall  lay  hold  upon,  and  them 
Shall  dash  against  the  stones. 

PSALM  137.     L    M. 

1  T3  Y  BabePs  streams  we  sat  and  wept, 
J_)  For  memory  still  to  Zion  clung ; 
The  winds  alone  our  harp-strings  swept, 

That  on  the  drooping  willows  hung. 

2  There  our  rude  captors,  flushed  with  pride, 

A  song  required  to  mock  our  wrongs ; 
Our  spoilers  called  for  mirth,  and  cried, 
"  Come,  sing  us  one  of  Zion's  songs." 


498  PSALM  CXXXVII. 

3  O  how  can  we  the  Lord's  song  sing 

While  thus  an  exile  captive  band  ? 
O  how  can  we  our  voices  bring 

To  sing  God's  song  in  this  strange  land? 

4  Jerusalem.  God's  holy  hill, 

If  I  of  thee  forgetful  prove, 
Let  my  right  hand  forget  its  skill 

With  grace  the  harp's  sweet  strings  to 
move. 

5  If  I  do  not  remember  thee, 

Let   my    parched     tongue   its    utterance 
If  my  chief  joy  be  dear  to  me  [cease  ; 

Beyond  Jerus'lem's  joy  and  peace. 

6  Remember,  Lord,  how  Edom's  crowd, 

Glad  in  Jerus'lem's  day  of  woe, 
Urged  on  the  victor,  shouting  loud, 

"  Down  with  her  walls,  o'erthrow,  o'er- 
throw." 

7  O  Babel's  daughter,  God's  decree 

Dooms  thee  to  wrath,  a  wretched  prey ; 
And  blest  shall  that  avenger  be 

Who  shall  to  thee  our  wrongs  repay. 

8  Yea,  truly,  shall  that  man  be  blest, 

And  with  triumphal  honor  crowned, 
Who  rends  thy  children  from  the  breast, 
To  dash  them  bleeding  to  the  ground. 


PSALM  CXXXVIII.  499 

PSALM  138.     C    M 

1  "  7  WILL  thee  praise  with  all  my  heart, 

I      To  thee  I  will   sing  praise, 
Before  the  gods  ;  and  worship  will 
Towards  thy  holy  place. 

2  I'll  praise  thy  name,  ev'n  for  thy  truth, 

And  kindness  of  thy  love ; 
For  thou  thy  word  hast  magnified 
All  thy  great  name  above. 

3  Thou  didst  me  answer  in  the  day 

When  I  to  thee  did  cry ; 
And  thou  my  fainting  soul  with  strength. 
Didst  strengthen  inwardly. 

4  All  kings  upon  the  earth  that  are 

Shall  give  thee  praise,  O  Lord ; 
When  as  they  from  thy  mouth  shall  hear 
Thy  true  and  faithful  word. 

5  Yea,  in  the  righteous  ways  of  God 

With  gladness  they  shall  sing : 
For  great's  the  glory  of  the  Lord, 
Who  is  forever  king. 

6  Though  God  be  high,  yet  he  respects 

All  those  that  lowly  be ; 
Whereas  the  proud  and  lofty  ones 
Afar  oif  knoweth  he. 


500  PSALM  CXXXVIII. 

7  Though  I  in  midst  of  trouble  walk, 

I  life  from  thee  shall  have  : 
'Gainst  my  foes'  wrath  thou'lt  stretch  th^ 
hand ; 
Thy  right  hand  shall  me  save. 

8  That  which  concerneth  me  the  Lord 

Will  surely  perfect  make : 
O  Lord,  thy  mercy  lasts ;  do  not 
Thine  own  hands'  work  forsake. 

PSALM  138.     L    M 

1  "TTT"ITH  all  my   heart   I'll    praise   thy 

VV        name, 
Before  the  gods  thy  praise  proclaim  ; 
I'll  worship  in  thy  holy  place, 
And  praise  thee  for  thy  truth  and  grace. 

2  For  thou  o'er  all  thy  name,  O  Lord, 
Hast  magnified  thy  faithful  word  ; 
Thou  didst  me  answer  when  I  cried, 
Thou  hast  my  soul  with  strength  supplied. 

3  All  kings  of  earth  shall  give  thee  praise, 
When  from  thy  mouth  they  learn  thy  ways; 
They  in  Jehovah's  ways  shall  sing, 

For  great  in  glory  is  our  King. 

4  The  Lord,  though  high,  respects  the  low; 
But  he  the  proud  far  off  doth  know  ; 
Though  waves  of  trouble  round  me  roll, 
Thou,  Lord,  wilt  yet  revive  my  soul. 


PSALM  CXXXIX.  501 

5  My  foes  enraged,  my  way  withstand  ; 
Against  them  thou  wilt  stretch  thy  hand  * 
Thine  own  right  hand  shall  set  me  free., 
And  perfect  make  thy  work  for  me. 

6  O  Lord,  thy  mercy  never  ends, 
Throughout  all  ages  it  extends; 
Then  on  thy  servant  pity  take, 
Thine  own  hands'  work  do  not  forsake. 


PSALM  139.     C.  M. 

LORD,  thou  hast  me  searched   and 
known. 

Thou  know'st  my  sitting  down, 
And  rising  up  ;  yea,  all  my  thoughts 
Afar  to  thee  are  known. 


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2  My  footsteps,  and  my  lying  down, 

Thou  compassest  always ; 
Thou  also  most  entirely  art 
Acquaint  with  all  my  ways. 

3  For  in  my  tongue,  before  I  speak, 

Not  any  word  can  be, 
But  altogether,  lo,  O  Lord, 
It  is  well  known  to  thee. 

4  Behind,  before,  thou  hast  beset, 

And  laid  on  me  thine  hand. 
Such  knowledge  is  too  strange  for  me, 
Too  high  to  understand. 


502  PSALM  CXXXIX. 

5  Where  from  thy  Spirit  shall  I  go  ? 

Or  from  thy  presence  fly  ? 
Ascend  I  heav'n,  lo,  thou  art  there  ; 
There,  if  in  hell  I  lie. 

6  Take  I  the  wings  of  morn  and  dwell 

In  utmost  parts  of  sea ; 
Yet  there,  O  Lord,  thy  hand  shall  lead, 
Thy  right  hand  hold  shall  me. 

7  Or  if  I  say  that  darkness  shall 

Me  cover  from  thy  sight, 
Then  surely  shall  the  very  night 
About  me  be  as  light. 

8  Yea,  darkness  hideth  not  from  thee, 

But  night  doth  shine  as  day: 
Because  the  darkness  and  the  light 
Are  both  alike  alway. 

9  Because  thou  hast  my  reins  possessed, 

And  thou  didst  cover  me, 
Ev'n  when  within   my  mother's  wToml\ 
Inclosed  I  was  by  thee. 

10  I  will  thee  praise,  for  fearfully 

And  strangely  made  I  am. 
Thy  works  are  wonderful,  and  well 
My  soul  doth  know  the  same. 

11  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  thee, 

When  as  in  secret  I 
Was  made;  and  in  earth's  lowest  parts 
Was  wrought  most  curiously. 


PSALM  CXXXIX.  503 

12  Ere  yet  my  substance  shape  received 

Thine  eyes  on  it  did  look  ; 

And  all  my  members  even  then 

Were  written  in  thy  book  ; 

13  Then  afterwards  thou  didst  impart 

Its  form  to  ev'ry  one ; 
Although  as  yet  they  shapeless  were,, 
And  of  them  there  was  none. 

14  How  precious  unto  me,  O  God, 

Thy  gracious  thoughts  appear, 
And  in  their  sum  how  very  great, 
How  numberless  they  are. 

15  If  I  should  count  them,  than  the  sand 

They  more  in  number  be : 
What  time  soever  I  awake, 
I  ever  am  with  thee. 

16  Thou,  Lord,  wilt  surely  sinners  slay  :. 

Hence  from  me  bloody  men. 
Thy  foes  against  thee  loudly  speak ,, 
And  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

17  Do  not  I  hate  all  those,  O  Lord, 

That  hatred  bear  to  thee  ? 
With  those  that  up  against  thee  rise, 
Can  I  but  grieved  be? 

18  With  perfect  hatred  them  I  hate, 

My  foes  I  them  do  hold. 
Search  me,  O  God,  and  know  my  hearty 
Try  me,  my  thoughts  unfold  : 


504  PSALM  CXXXIX. 

1 9  And  see  if  any  wicked  way 
There  be  at  all  in  me ; 
And  in  thine  everlasting  way 
To  me  a  leader  be. 

PSALM  139.     L    M. 

3.  ORD,  thou  hast  searched  me,  and  hast 

I  J         known 
My  rising  up  and  lying  down, 
And  from  afar  thy  searching  eye 
Beholds  my  thoughts  that  secret  lie. 

2  Thou  know'st  my  path  and  lying  down, 
And  all  my  ways  to  thee  are  known ; 
For  in  my  tongue  no  word  can  be, 
But,  lo,  O  Lord,  'tis  known  to  thee. 

3  Behind,  before  me,  thou  dost  stand, 
And  lay  on  me  thy  mighty  hand  ; 
Such  knowledge  is  for  me  too  strange, 
'Tis  high  beyond  my  utmost  range. 

4  O  whither  shall  my  footsteps  fly, 
Beyond  thy  Spirit's  searching  eye  ? 
To  what  retreat  shall  I  repair, 

And  find  not  thy  dread  presence  there  ? 

5  If  I  to  heaven  shall  ascend, 

Thy  presence  there  will  me  attend ; 
If  in  the  grave  I  make  my  bed, 
JjO,  there  I  find  thy  presence  dread. 


PSALM  CXXXIX.  505 

6  If  on  the  morning  wings  I  flee, 
And  dwell  in  utmost  parts  of  sea ; 

Even  there  thy  hand  shall  guide  my  way, 
And  thy  right  hand  shall  be  my  stay. 

7  Or,  if  I  say,  to  shun  thine  eye, 
In  shades  of  darkness  I  will  lie, 
Around  me  then  the  very  night 

Will  shine  as  shines  the  noon-day  light. 

8  From  thee  the  shades  can  nought  disguise, 
The  night  is  day  before  thine  eyes ; 

The  darkness  is  to  thee  as  bright 
As  are  the  beams  of  noon-day  light. 

9  My  very  reins  belong  to  thee ; 
Thou  in  the  womb  didst  cover  me ; 
And  I  to  thee  will  praise  proclaim, 
For  fearful,  wondrous  is  my  frame. 

10  Thy  works  are  wonderful,  I  know; 
And  when  in  depths  of  earth  below, 
This  complicated  frame  was  made, 
'Twas  all  before  thine  eyes  displayed. 

1 1  My  substance  yet  unformed  by  thee, 
Thy  searching  eyes  did  clearly  see ; 
My  days  were  written  every  one, 
Within  thy  books,  ere  yet  begun. 

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506  PSALM  CXL. 

12  Thy  thoughts,  O  God,  to  me  are  dear, 
How  vast  their  numbers  do  appear  ! 
More  than  the  sand  my  reckonings  make, 
I'm  still  with  thee  when  I  awake. 

13  Thou  wilt  the  wicked  slay,  O  God  ; 
Depart  from  me,  ye  men  of  blood  ; 
Who  speak  of  thee  for  ends  profane, 
Thy  foes  who  take  thy  name  in  vain. 

14  Do  not  I  hate  thy  haters,  Lord  ? 
And  thy  assailants  hold  abhorred? 
A  perfect  hatred  them  I  show, 
And  count  each  one  to  me  a  foe. 

1 5  Search  me,  O  God,  my  heart  discern, 
Try  me,  my  very  heart  to  learn ; 
See  if  in  evil  paths  I  stray, 

A.nd  guide  me  in  th'  eternal  way. 

PSALM  140.     C.  M. 

1  TEHOVAH,  from  the  evil  man, 
fj       Do  thou  deliver  me  ; 

And  from  the  man  of  violence, 
O  keep  me  safe  and  free. 

2  They  in  their  heart  imagine  wrong, 

And  evil  meditate  ; 
And  they  for  battle  and  for  war 
From  day  to  day  are  met. 


PSALM   CXL.  507 

3  For  like  a  serpent's  piercing  tongue 

Their  tongues  they  sharp  do  make ; 
And  underneath  their  lips  there  lies 
The  poison  of  a  snake. 

4  Lord,  keep  me  from  the  wicked's  hands, 

From  vi'lent  men  me  save ; 
Who  utterly  to  overthrow 
My  goings  purposed  have. 

5  The  proud  a  snare  and  cords  have  laid, 

And  they  a  secret  net 
Have  by  the  way -side  for  me  spread  ; 
They  traps  for  me  have  set. 

6  I  to  Jehovah  said,  Thou  art 

My  God  ;  then  to  the  cry 

Of  all  my  supplications,  Lord, 

Do  thou  thine  ear  apply. 

7  O  God  the  Lord,  who  art  the  strength 

Of  my  salvation  great ; 
A  cov'ring  in  the  day  of  war, 
Thou  on  my  head  hast  set. 

8  Unto  the  wicked  man,  O  Lord, 

His  wishes  do  not  grant ; 
Nor  further  thou  his  ill  device, 

Lest  they  themselves  should  vaunt. 

9  As  for  the  head  and  chief  of  those 

About  that  compass  me, 
Ev'n  by  the  mischief  of  their  lips 
Let  thou  them  covered  be. 


508  PSALM   CXLI. 

10  Let  burning  coals  upon  them  fall, 

Them  throw  in  fiery  flame, 
And  in  deep  pits,  that  they  no  more 
May  rise  up  from  the  same. 

11  Let  not  a  man  of  evil  tongue 

On  earth  established  be ; 
Let  mischief  hunt  the  violent, 
Till  ruined  utterly. 

12  I  know  God  will  th?  afflicted  save, 

The  poor  defend  will  he : 
The  just  shall  surely  praise  thy  name, 
The  upright  dwell  with  thee. 

PSALM  141.     C  M. 

1  f~\  LORD,  I  unto  thee  do  cry, 
\^r     Do  thou  make  haste  to  me, 
And  give  an  ear  unto  my  voice, 

When  ee'r  I  cry  to  thee. 

2  As  incense  let  my  pray'r,  O  Lord, 

Be  ordered  in  thine  eyes ; 
Accept  the  lifting  of  my  hands 
As  th'  ev'ning  sacrifice. 

3  Set,  Lord,  a  watch  before  my  mouth, 

Keep  of  my  lips  the  door. 
Nor  let  my  heart  be  turned  aside 
To  sins  I  should  abhor. 

4  To  practise  wicked  works  with  men 

That  work  iniquity ; 
And  of  their  dainties  let  me  not 
With  them  partaker  be. 


PSALM    CXLI.  509 

5  Let  him  that  righteous  is  me  smite, 

It  shall  a  kindness  be ; 
Let  him  reprove,  I  shall  it  count 
A  precious  oil  to  me  : 

6  -  Such  smiting  shall  not  break  my  head ; 

For  yet  shall  come  the  day, 
When  I  in  their  calamities 
For  them  to  God  shall  pray. 

7  And  when  their  judges  down  shall  be 

In  stony  places  cast, 
They  then  shall  hear  my  words ;  for  they 
Shall  sweet  be  to  their  taste. 

8  About  the  grave's  devouring  mouth 

Our  bones  are  scattered  round, 
As  wood  which  men  do  cut  and  cleave 
Lies  scattered  on  the  ground. 

9  But  unto  thee,  O  God  the  Lord, 

My  longing  eyes  I  raise : 
My  soul  do  not  leave  destitute  ; 
My  trust  in  thee  I  place. 

10  Lord,  keep  me  safely  from  the  snares 

Which  they  for  me  prepare; 
And  from  the  crafty  plots  of  them 
That  wicked  workers  are. 

11  Let  workers  of  iniquity 

Into  their  own  nets  fall, 

While  by  thy  favor  I  escape 

The  danger  of  them  all. 


510  PSALM  CXLI. 

PSALM  141.     L.  M. 

1  S~\  LORD,  my  God,  to  thee  I  cry  ; 
\_s      Swift  to  my  aid  in  mercy  fly ; 
And  when  to  thee  my  cries  ascend, 
In  pity  to  my  voice  attend. 

2  As  fragrant  incense  on  the  air, 

So  mount  to  heaven  my  early  prayer  ; 
And  let  my  hands  uplifted  be, 
As  evening  sacrifice  to  thee. 

3  Set,  Lord,  a  watch  my  mouth  before, 
And  of  my  lips  keep  thou  the  door; 
Nor  leave  my  sinful  heart  to  stray 
Where  evil  footsteps  lead  the  way. 

4  Let  me  not  of  the  feast  partake 
Which  wicked  men  delight  to  make; 
Let  righteous  men  in  mercy  smite, 
In  their  reproofs  I'll  take  delight. 

5  Let  righteous  lips  my  errors  chide, 
Like  healing  oil  the  accents  glide: 
If  voice  of  faithful  friend  reprove, 
Such  smiting  comes  to  me  in  love. 

6  For  them,  when  they  are  in  distress, 
To  God  I  will  my  prayer  address  ; 
Their  judges  cast  on  rocky  ground, 

Then  sweet  to  them  my  words  shall  sound. 


PSALM    CXLII.  511 

7  Around  the  graves  our  bones  are  left, 
As  branches  by  the  woodman  cleft : 
To  thee,  Lord  God,  I  lift  my  eyes ; 
On  thee  my  helpless  soul  relies. 

8  Preserve  me  from  the  secret  net, 

The  toils  which  impious  hands  have  set; 
In  their  own  snares  let  sinners  fall, 
While  I  by  grace  escape  them  all. 

PSALM  142.     C  M 

1  WITH  my  voice  cried  to  the  Lord, 
JL     With  it  made  my  request : 

To  him  poured  out  my  sad  complaint, 
To  him  my  grief  expressed. 

2  When  overwhelmed  my  spirit  was, 

Thou  well  didst  know  my  way ; 
Where  I  did  walk  a  snare  for  me 
They  did  in  secret  lay. 

3  I  looked  on  my  right  hand,  and  viewed, 

But  none  to  know  me  were  ; 
All  refuge  failed,  there  was  no  man 
Who  for  my  soul  would  care. 

4  To  thee  I  cried,  O  Lord,  and  said, 

Thou  my  sure  refuge  art ; 
My  portion  in  the  land  of  life, 
Till  life  itself  depart. 

5  Because  I  very  low  am  brought, 

Attend  my  plaintive  cry  : 
Me  from  my  persecutors  save, 
Who  stronger  are  than  I. 


512  PSALM   CXLIL 

6  From  prison  bring  my  soul,  that  I 
Thy  name  may  glorify : 
The  just  shall  compass  me,  when  thou 
With  me  deaPst  bounteously. 

PSALM  142.     L    M 

1  rinO  God  my  earnest  voice  I  raise : 

JL      To  God  my  voice  imploring  prays; 
Before  his  face  I  pour  my  tears, 
And  tell  my  sorrow  in  his  ears. 

2  When  griefs  my  fainting  soul  overflow, 
Thou  knowest,  Lord,  the  way  I  go; 
And  all  the  toils  that  foes  do  lay 

To  snare  thy  servant  in  his  way. 

3  All  unprotected,  lo,  I  stand ; 

No  friendly  guardian  at  my  hand  ; 
No  place  of  flight  or  refuge  near, 
And  none  to  whom  my  soul  is  dear. 

4  O  Lord,  my  Saviour,  now  to  thee, 
Without  a  hope  besides,  I  flee; 

To  thee,  my  shelter  from  the  strife, 
My  portion  in  the  land  of  life. 

5  Then  hear  and  heed  my  fervent  cry, 
For  low  with  burning  griefs  I  lie ; 
Against  my  foes  thy  arm  display, 
For  I  am  weak,  but  strong  are  they. 

6  Redeem  me  from  the  captive  chains, 
That  I  may  sing  in  grateful  strains: 
Then  shall  the  righteous  round  me  press, 
For  God  shall  me  with  favor  bless. 


PSALM   CXLIII.  513 

PSALM  143.     C.  M. 

1  "   "  ORD,  hear  my  pray'r,  attend  my  cries ; 

I  1     And  in  thy  faithfulness 

0  give  an  answer  unto  me, 
Ev'n  in  thy  righteousness. 

2  Thy  servant  also  bring  thou  not 

In  judgment  to  be  tried  : 
Because  no  living  man  can  be 
Before  thee  justified. 

3  The  foe  pursued  my  soul,  and  crushed 

My  life  beneath  his  tread  : 
In  darkness  he  hath  made  me  dwell, 
As  who  have  long  been  dead. 

4  My  spirit,  therefore  overwhelmed, 

Doth  sink  in  sorrows  great; 
Within  me  breaks  my  very  heart, 
And  I  am  desolate. 

5  I  call  to  mind  the  days  of  old, 

I  think  upon  thy  deeds; 

1  meditate  on  all  the  work, 
Which  from  thy  hand  proceeds. 

6  My  hands  to  thee  I  stretch ;  my  soul 

Thirsts,  as  dry  land,  for  thee. 
Lord,  haste  to  hear;  my  spirit  fails : 
Hide  not  thy  face  from  me ; 

7  Lest  like  to  them  I  do  become 

That  to  the  dust  descend. 
At  morn  let  me  thy  kindness  hear  ; 
On  thee  do  I  depend. 


514  PSALM   CXLIII. 

8  Teach  me  the  way  that  I  should  walk : 

I  lift  my  soul  to  thee. 
Lord,  free  me  from  my  foes ;  I  flee 
To  thee  to  cover  me. 

9  Because  thou  art  my  God,  to  do 

Thy  will  do  me  instruct: 
Thy  Spirit's  good,  me  to  the  .and 
Of  righteousness  conduct. 

10  Revive  and  quicken  me,  O  Lord, 

Ev'n  for  thine  own  name's  sake ; 
And  also  in  thy  righteousness, 
My  soul  from  trouble  take. 

11  And  of  thy  mercy  slay  my  foes; 

Let  all  destroyed  be 
That  do  afflict  my  soul ;  for  I 
A  servant  am  to  thee. 

PSAL3I  143.     C.  M.     (Second.) 

1  "   "  OR,D,  hear  my  pray'r,  and  to  my  cry 

I  J     In  faithfulness  attend  ; 
To  me  in  righteousness  reply, 
A  gracious  answer  send. 

2  Nor  at  thy  just  tribunal  call 

Thy  servant  to  be  tried  ; 
For  in  thy  sight,  of  mortals  all, 
Shall  none  be  justified. 

3  For  foes  against  my  soul  unite ; 

My  life  to  dust  they  tread ; 
I  dwell  where  darkness  veils  my  sight, 
And  midst  those  long;  since  dead. 


PSALM   CXLIIL  515 

4  My  spirit,  overwhelmed  with  woes, 
Within  rue  sighs  for  rest; 
And  desolate,  without  repose, 
My  heart  is  sore  oppressed. 

5-  Yet  I  recall  the  days  of  old, 
Thy  works  of  wonder  trace  : 
Thy  works  which  ages  past  unfold ; 
I  muse  upon  thy  grace. 

6  And  now,  O  Lord,  my  outstretched  hands 

I  lift  to  thee  again  ; 
For  thee  I  long,  as  thirsty  lands 
For  genial  showers  of  rain. 

7  O  hear  me,  Lord,  nor  more  delay, 

For  griefs  my  life  consume ; 

Nor  hide  thy  face  lest  I  decay, 

Like  those  within  the  tomb. 

8  When  morning  lights  the  eastern  skies, 

Thy  mercy,  Lord,  disclose  ; 
And  let  thy  lovingkindness  rise  : 
On  thee  my  hopes  repose. 

9  Teach  me  the  way  where  I  should  go ; 

I  lift  my  soul  to  thee; 
Redeem  me  from  the  raging  foe  : 
To  thee,  O  Lord,  I  flee. 

JO  Because  thou  art  my  God,  I  pray, 
m         Teach  me  to  do  thy  will ; 
O  lead  me  in  the  perfect  way, 
By  thy  good  Spirit  still. 


516  PSALM   CXLIII. 

11  Revive  me,  Lord,  for  thy  great  name, 

And  for  thy  judgment's  sake; 
From  all  my  woes,  O  Lord,  reclaim, 
My  soul  from  trouble  take. 

12  In  mercy  bare  thy  mighty  arm, 

To  crush  my  foes  in  shame ; 
Cut  off,  who  work  thy  servant  harm, 
Devoted  to  thy  name. 


■o 


PSALM  143.     6s 

LORD,  my  prayer  hear, 
And  to  my  suppliant  cry 
In  faithfulness  give  ear, 
In  righteousness  reply. 

Xor  into  judgment  call 
Thy  servant  to  be  tried; 

With  thee,  of  mortals  all, 
Can  none  be  justified  ! 

I'm  followed  by  the  foe, 
My  life  to  earth  they  tread, 

As  men  dead  long  ago, 
I  dwell  in  darkness  dread. 

My  spirit  therefore  vexed 
Is  overwhelmed  within ; 

My  heart  in  me  perplexed 
And  desolate  hath  been. 

Yet  I  recall  to  mind 

What  ancient  days  record ; 
Thy  works  of  every  kind 
I  think  upon,  O  Lord. 


PSALM   CXLIII.  517 

6  To  thee  I  stretch  my  hands ; 

Do  thou  my  helper  be: 
As  long  the  thirsting  lands, 
So  longs  my  soul  for  thee. 

7  O  Lord,  send  quick  relief, 

I  humbly  pray  to  thee : 
My  spirit  fails  through  grief, 
Thy  face  hide  not  from  me. 

8  Unless  thou  interpose, 

And  help  to  me  extend, 
I  shall  be  like  to  those 

Who  to  the  grave  descend. 

9  Because  I  trust  in  thee, 

O  Lord,  cause  me  to  hear 
Thy  lovingkindness  free, 
When  morning  doth  appear. 

10  Cause  me  to  know  the  way 

In  which  my  path  should  be ; 
Because  to  thee  I  pray, 
.    And  lift  my  soul  to  thee. 

11  O  Lord,  deliver  me 

From  all  who  me  oppose ; 
To  thee  alone  I  flee 

To  hide  me  from  my  foes. 

12  Thou  art  my  God  in  need, 

Teach  me  thy  just  command, 
Thy  Spirit's  good  ;  me  lead 
Into  the  perfect  land. 
44 


518  PSALM   CXLIV. 

13  O  Lord,  for  thy  name's  sake, 

Revive  and  quicken  me ; 
And  for  thine  own  truth's  sake, 
My  soul  from  trouble  free. 

14  In  mercy  cut  off  all 

My  foes,  and  put  to  shame 
All  who  afflict  my  sou1 ; 
For  I  thy  servant  am. 


JPSAL3I 144.     C.  M. 

BLESSED  ever  be  the  Lord, 
Who  is  my  strength  and  might, 
Who  doth  instruct  my  hands  to  war, 
My  fingers  teach  to  fight. 


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2  My  goodness,  fortress,  my  high  tow'r, 

Deliverance  and  shield, 
In  whom  I  trust ;  who  unto  me 
My  people  makes  to  yield. 

3  Lord,  what  is  man,  that  thou  of  him 

Dost  so  much  knowledge  take  ? 
Or  son  of  man,  that  thou  of  him 
So  great  account  dost  make  ? 

4  Man  is  like  vanity ;  his  days, 

As  shadows,  pass  away. 
Lord,  bow  thy  heav'ns,  come  down,  touch 
thou 
The  hills,  and  smoke  shall  thej\ 


PSALM   CXLIY.  510 

5  Cast  forth  thy  lightning,  scatter  them; 
Thine  arrows  shoot,  them  rout. 
Thine  hand  send  from  above,  me  save; 
From  great  depths  draw  me  out. 

G  Me  free  from  hands  of  children  strange, 
Whose  mouth  speaks  vanity  ; 
And  their  right  hand  a  right  hand  is 
That  works  deceitfully. 

7  A  new  song  I  will  sing  to  thee, 

O  Lord,  on  psaltery  : 
And  on  a  ten-stringed  instrument 
Will  praises  sing  to  thee. 

8  For  he  it  is  that  unto  kings 

Deliverance  doth  send ; 
And  he  his  servant  David  doth 
From  hurtful  sword  defend. 

9  Me  free  from  hands  of  children  strange, 

Whose  mouth  speaks  vanity  ; 
And  their  right  hand  a  right  hand  is 
That  works  deceitfully. 

10  That,  as  the  plants,  our  sons  may  be 
In  youth  grown  up  that  are ; 
Our  daughters,  like  to  corner-stones, 
Carved  like  a  palace  fair. 


520  PSALM   CXLV. 

11  That  to  afford  all  kind  of  store 

Our  garners  may  be  filled  ; 
That  our  sheep  thousands,  in  our  streets 
Ten  thousands  they  may  yield. 

12  That  strong  our  oxen  be  for  work, 

•   That  no  in-breaking  be, 
Nor  going  out  j  and  that  our  streets 
May  from  complaints  be  free. 

13  O  blest  the  people  who  are  found 

In  such  a  state  as  this ; 
Yea,  greatly  blest  those  people  are, 
Whose  God  JEHOVAH  is. 

PSALM  14o.     C    M. 

1  ~PLL  thee  exalt,  my  God,  O  King; 
_L     Thy  name  I  will  adore, 

I'll  bless  thee  every  day,  and  praise 
Thy  name  for  evermore. 

2  The  Lord  is  great,  much  to  be  praised, 

His  greatness  search  exceeds. 
Race  unto  race  shall  praise  thy  works, 
And  show  thy  mighty  deeds. 

3  I  of  thy  glorious  majesty 

The  honor  will  record ; 
I'll  speak  of  all  thy  mighty  works, 
Which  wondrous  are,  O  Lord. 

4  Men  of  thine  acts  the  might  shall  show, 

Thine  acts  that  dreadful  are ; 
And  I,  thy  glory  to  advance, 
Thy  greatness  will  declare. 


PSALM   CXLY.  521 

5  The  mem'ry  of  thy  goodness  great 

They  largely  shall  express ; 
AVith  songs  of  praise  they  shall  extol 
Thy  perfect  righteousness. 

6  The  Lord  Jehovah  gracious  is, 

In  him  compassions  flow  ; 
In  mercy  he  is  very  great, 
And  unto  anger  slow. 

7  The  Lord  JEHOVAH  unto  all 

His  goodness  doth  declare  : 
And  over  all  his  mighty  works 
His  tender  mercies  are. 

S  Thy  works  shall  all  thee  praise,  O  Lord, 
And  thee  thy  saints  shall  bless ; 
They  shall  thy  kingdom's  glory  show, 
Thy  pow'r  by  speech  express : 

9  To  make  the  sons  of  men  to  know 
His  acts  done  mightily, 
And  of  his  kingdom  to  display 
The  glorious  majesty. 

10  Thy  kingdom  shall  forever  stand, 

Thy  reign  through  ages  all. 
God  raiseth  all  that  are  bowed  down, 
Upholdeth  all  that  fall. 

11  The  eyes  of  all  things  wait  on  thee, 

Thou  giver  of  all  good, 
And  thou  in  season  due  dost  give 
To  every  one  his  food. 


522  PSALM   CXLV. 

12  Thy  hand  is  opened  lib'rally; 

It  of  thy  bounty  gives 
Enough  to  satisfy  the  want 
Of  every  thing  that  lives. 

13  The  Lord  is  just  in  all  his  ways, 

And  good  in  his  works  all. 
God's  near  to  all  that  call  on  him, 
In  truth  that  on  him  call. 

14  He  will  accomplish  the  desire 

Of  those  that  do  him  fear  : 
He  also  will  deliver  them, 
And  he  their  cry  will  hear. 

15  The  Lord  preserves  all  who  him  love, 

That  nought  can  them  annoy  : 
But  he  all  those  that  wicked  are 
Will  utterly  destroy. 

16  My  mouth  the  praises  of  the  Lord 

To  publish  shall  not  cease : 
Let  all  flesh  join  his  holy  name 
Forevermore  to  bless. 


PSALM  145.     L    M. 

LORD,  thou'art  my  God  and  King: 
I'll  thee  exalt,  thy  praise  proclaim; 
I  will  thee  bless,  and  gladly  sing 
For  ever  to  thy  holy  name. 


■o 


PSALM   CXLV.  523 

2  Each  day  I  rise  I  will  thee  bless, 

And  praise  thy  name  time  without  end. 
Much  to  be  praised,  and  great  God  is ; 
His  greatness  none  can  comprehend. 

3  Race  shall  thy  works  praise  unto  race, 

The  mighty  acts  show  done  by  thee. 
And  I  will  speak  the  glorious  grace, 
And  honor  of  thy  majesty. 

4  Thy  wondrous  works  I  will  declare ; 

By  men  the  might  shall  be  extolled 
Of  all  thy  acts  which  dreadful  are, 
And  I  thy  greatness  will  unfold. 

5  They  utter  shall  abundantly 

The  mem'ry  of  thy  goodness  great ; 
They  shall  sing  praises  cheerfully, 
Whilst  they  thy  righteousness  relate, 

6  The  Lord  our  God  most  gracious  is, 

In  him  compassions  also  flow  ; 
In  mercy  he  is  rich  to  bless, 
But  unto  anger  he  is  slow. 

7  To  all  the  Lord  is  very  good, 

O'er  all  his  works  his  mercy  is. 
Thy  works  all  praise  to  thee  aiford : 

Thy  saints,  O  Lord,  thy  name  shall  bless. 


524  PSALM   CXLV. 

8  Thy  kingdom's  glory  they  shall  show ; 

They  also  shall  thy  power  tell : 
That  so  men's  sons  his  deeds  may  know, 
His  kingdom's  grace  that  doth  excel. 

9  Thy  kingdom  hath  no  end  at  all, 

It  shall  to  ages  all  remain. 
The  Lord  upholdeth  all  that  fall, 
The  cast-down  raiseth  up  again. 

10  The  eyes  of  all  upon  thee  wait; 

In  season  thou  their  food  dost  give ; 
Thy  opened  hand,  with  bounty  great, 
Supplies  the  wants  of  all  that  live. 

11  The  Lord  is  just  in  his  ways  all, 

And  holy  in  his  works  each  one. 
The  Lord  is  near  to  all  who  call, 
Who  call  in  truth  on  him  alone. 

12  God  will  the  just  desire  fulfil 

Of  such  as  do  him  fear  indeed. 
Their  cry  regard,  and  hear  he  will, 
And  save  them  in  the  time  of  need. 

13  The  Lord  will  keep  continually 

All  who  him  love  with  upright  heart; 
But  all  who  work  iniquity 

Destroy  will  he,  and  quite  subvert. 

14  My  mouth  and  lips  I'll  therefore  frame, 

To  speak  the  praises  of  the  Lord : 
To  magnify  his  holy  name 
Forever  let  all  flesh  accord. 


PSALM  CXLVI.  525 

PSALM  146.     C    M. 

RAISE  God.      The   Lord  praise,  O 
my  soul. 
I'll  praise  God  while  I  live ; 
While  I  have  being,  to  ray  God 
In  songs  I'll  praises  give. 


■p 


2  Trust  not  in  princes,  nor  man's  son, 

In  whom  there  is  no  stay ; 
His  breath  departs,  to  earth  he  turns  ; 
That  day  his  thoughts  decay. 

3  O  happy  is  that  man,  and  blest, 

Whom  Jacob's  God  doth  aid  ; 
Whose  hope  upon  Jehovah  rests, 
And  on  his  God  is  stayed  : 

4  Who  made  the  earth  and  heavens  high, 

Who  made  the  swelling  deep, 
And  all  that  is  within  the  same ; 
Who  truth  doth  ever  keep. 

5  God  righteous  judgment  executes 

For  those  oppressed  that  be ; 
He  to  the  hungry  giveth  food  ; 
God  sets  the  pris'ners  free. 

6  The  Lord  doth  give  the  blind  their  sight, 

The  bowed  down  doth  raise : 
Jehovah  dearly  loves  all  those 
That  walk  in  upright  ways. 


526  PSALM   CXLVI. 

7  The  stranger's  shield,  the  widow's  stay, 

The  orphan's  help  is  he : 
But  yet  by  him  the  wicked's  way 
Turned  upside  down  shall  be. 

8  The  Lord  shall  reign  for  evermore : 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  he 
Shall  reign  to  generations  all. 
Praise  to  the  Lord  give  ye. 


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PSALM  146.     L    M 

RAISE  ye  the  Lord  !  my  spirit,  praise 
Thy  God  through  all  thy  length  of 
days ; 

I'll  praise  him  with  the  breath  he  gives ; 
I'll  praise  him  while  my  spirit  lives. 

2  Trust  not  the  pow'r  of  earthly  kings, 

Nor  strength  that  man's  vain  succor  brings ; 
His  breath  departs :  he  sinks  to  clay, 
His  thoughts  shall  perish  in  that  day. 

3  O  blest  the  man  whose  hope  for  aid 
On  God,  on  Jacob's  God  is  stayed, 

Who  made  the  heav'n,  the  earth  and  main, 
And  all  the  fulness  they  contain. 

4  Whose  truth  forever  stands  secure ; 

Who   saves    th'    oppressed,  and    feeds   the 
poor ;  [hand, 

Who   gives    them    bread    with    bounteous 
And  breaks  the  captive's  iron  band. 


PSALM   CXLVI.  527 

5  The  Lord  unseals  the  sightless  eyes, 
And  gives  the  weary  strength  to  rise ; 
The  Lord  dispels  the  stranger's  fears, 
And  guards  the  widow's  lonely  years. 

6  The  Lord  maintains  the  orphan's  cause, 
And  loves  the  man  who  loves  his  laws ; 
But  those  in  paths  of  sin  that  stray, 
The  Lord  shall  overturn  their  way. 

7  Jehovah  shall  his  throne  maintain, 
And  through  eternity  shall  reign  ; 
Thy  God,  O  Zion,  be  adored 
Through  ev'ry  age :  praise  ye  the  Lord. 

PSALM  146.     L.  M.     6  lines. 

PRAISE    THE    LORD. 

1  "ORAISE  God,  my  soul !  while  I  have 
JL        breath, 

Until  my  voice  is  lost  in  death, 

His  praise  shall  all  my  powers  employ. 

My  days  of  praise  shall  ne'er  be  past; 

While  life  and  breath  and  being  last, 
My  God  I'll  praise  with  songs  of  joy. 

2  In  princes  great  put  not  your  trust, 
Nor  son  of  man,  who  turns  to  dust ; 

Vain  is  the  hope  which  there  shall  bloom ; 
Their  breath  departs,  their  pomp  and  power 
And  thoughts  will  vanish  in  an  hour, 

And  all  shall  perish  in  the  tomb. 


528  PSALM    CXLVI. 

3  Happy  the  man  whose  hopes  rely 
On  Jacob's  God  :   he  made  the  sky, 

And  earth,  and  seas,  and  fulness  all : 
His  truth  forever  stands  secure ; 
He  saves  th'  oppressed  ;  he  feeds  the  poor 

And  frees  the  captive  from  his  thrall. 

4  The  Lord  gives  eye-sight  to  the  blind  ; 
The  Lord  supports  the  sinking  mind  ; 

God  loves  the  just;  the  poor  sustains; 
The  widow  and  the  orphan's  stay ; 
God  overturns  the  wicked's  way  : 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  ever  reigns. 


JPSALM  146.     8s  and  Is. 

1  TTALLELUJAH !  praise  Jehovah, 
JLJl     O  my  soul,  Jehovah  praise  ; 
While  I  live  I'll  praise  Jehovah, 

To  my  God  sing  all  my  days. 

2  Put  no  trust  in  earthly  princes, 

Nor  man's  son,  whose  help  is  vain ; 
Soon  his  breath  and  thoughts  forsake  him, 
Back  to  dust  he  turns  again. 

3  He  that  hath  the  God  of  Jacob 

For  his  help  is  truly  blest ; 
He  whose  hope  is  in  Jehovah, 
And  upon  his  God  doth  rest ; 


PSALM  CXLVIL  529 

4  On  the  Lord  who  made  the  heaven, 

Earth  and  sea,  and  all  therein ; 
Who  will  keep  his  truth  forever, 
Rights  of  all  oppressed  maintain. 

5  He  gives  food  to  those  that  hunger, 

To  the  blind  restoreth  sight ; 
He  gives  freedom  to  the  pris'ner, 
Makes  the  bowed  to  stand  upright. 

6  He  the  righteous  loves,  and  safely 

Keeps  the  stranger ;  he's  a  stay 
To  the  fatherless  and  widow, 
But  subverts  the  sinner's  way. 

7  Evermore  Jehovah  reigneth, 

Through  all  ages  he  is  King. 
Even  he,  thy  God,  O  Zion, 
To  Jehovah  praises  sing. 

PSALM  147.     C.  M 

1  "PRAISE  ye  the  Lord ;  for  it  is  good 
_T7      Praise  to  our  God  to  sing : 

For  it  is  pleasant,  and  to  praise 
It  is  a  comely  thing. 

2  The  Lord  doth  build  Jerusalem  ; 

And  he  it  is  alone 
That  the  dispersed  of  Israel 
Doth  gather  into  one. 

3  Those  that  are  broken  in  their  heart, 

And  troubled  in  their  minds, 
He  healeth,  and  their  painful  wounds 
He  tenderly  up-binds : 
45 


530  PSALM  CXLVIL 

4  He  counts  the  number  of  the  stars  ; 

He  names  them  ev'ry  one. 
Our  Lord  is  great,  and  of  great  pow'r ; 
His  wisdom  search  can  none. 

5  The  Lord  lifts  up  the  meek  ;  and  casts 

The  wicked  to  the  ground. 
Sing  to  the  Lord,  and  give  hkn  thanks. 
On  harp  his  praises  sound  ; 

6  Who  covereth  the  heav'n  with  clouds, 

Who  for  the  earth  below 
Prepareth  rain,  who  maketh  grass 
Upon  the  mountains  grow. 

7  He  gives  the  beast  his  food,  he  feeds 

The  ravens  young  that  cry. 
His  pleasure  not  in  horses'  strength, 
Nor  in  man's  legs,  doth  lie. 

8  But  in  all  those  that  do  him  fear 

The  Lord  doth  pleasure  take ; 
In  those  that  to  his  mercy  do 
By  hope  themselves  betake. 

9  The  Lord  praise,  O  Jerusalem, 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  praise  ; 
For  thy  gates'  bars  he  maketh  strong ; 
Thy  sons  in  thee  doth  bless. 

10  He  in  thy  borders  maketh  peace ; 
With  fine  wheat  filleth  thee. 
He  sends  forth  his  command  on  earth, 
His  word  runs  speedily. 


PSALM  CXLVIL  531 

11  Hoar  frost,  like  ashes,  scatt'reth  he; 

Like  wool  he  snow  doth  give ; 
Like  morsels  casteth  forth  his  iee ; 
Who  in  his  eold  can  live  ? 

12  He  sendeth  forth  his  mighty  word, 

And  melteth  them  again  ; 
His  wind  he  makes  to  blow,  and  then 
The  waters  flow  amain. 

13  The  doctrine  of  his  holy  word 

To  Jacob  he  doth  show ; 
His  statutes  and  his  judgments  he 
Gives  Israel  to  know. 

14  To  any  nation  never  he 

Such  favor  did  afford  ; 
For  they  his  judgments  have  not  known. 
O  do  ye  praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  147.     Ts  and  6s. 

1  TDRAISE  God !  'tis  good  and  pleasan^ 
JL        And  comely  to  adore: 

Jehovah  builds  up  Salem  ; 
Her  outcasts  doth  restore. 

2  He  heals  the  broken-hearted, 

He  makes  the  wounded  live : 
The  starry  host  he  numbers, 
And  names  to  all  doth  give. 

3  Our  Lord  is  great  and  mighty, 

All  things  his  Spirit  knows ; 
The  Lord  lifts  up  the  lowly, 
But  sinners'  overthrows. 


532  PSALM   CXLVIL 

4  O  thank  and  praise  Jehovah, 

With  harp,  O  praise  his  name, 
Who  clouds  the  heav'n  with  vapors, 
And  sends  on  earth  the  rain. 

5  He  clothes  with  grass  the  mountains, 

And  gives  the  beasts  their  food  ; 
He  hears  the  crying  ravens, 
And  feeds  their  tender  brood. 

6  In  horses'  strength  delights  not, 

Nor  speed  of  man  loves  he, 
The  Lord  loves  all  who  fear  hirn, 
And  to  his  mercy  flee. 

7  O  Salem,  praise  Jehovah, 

Thy  God,  O  Zion,  praise ; 
For  he  thy  gates  hath  strengthened, 
And  blest  thy  sons  with  grace. 

8  With  peace  he'll  bless  thy  borders, 

The  finest  Avheat  afford  ; 
He  sends  forth  his  commandment, 
And  swiftly  speeds  his  word. 

9  Like  wool  the  snow  he  giveth, 

Spreads  hail  o'er  all  the  land, 
Hoar  frost  like  ashes  scatters  ; 
Who  can  his  cold  withstand  ? 

10  Then  forth  his  word  he  sendeth  ; 
He  makes  the  wind  to  blow, 
The  snow  and  ice  are  melted, 
Again  the  waters  flow. 


PSALM  CXLVIII.  533 

11  He  shows  his  word  to  Jacob, 
To  Israel's  seed  alone  ; 
His  statutes  and  his  judgments, 
The  heathen  have  not  known : 
Praise  ye  the  Lord  ! 

PSALM  14S.     C    M 

1  TZVRAJSE  God.     From  heavens  praise 
JL  the  Lord, 

In  heights  praise  to  him  be. 

O  all  his  angels,  praise  ye  him  ; 

His  hosts  all,  praise  him  ye. 

2  O  praise  ye  him,  both  sun  and  moon, 

Praise  him,  all  stars  of  light. 
Ye  heav'ns  of  heav'ns  him  praise,  and  floods 
Above  the  heavens'  height. 

3  Let  all  unite  to  praise  the  name 

Of  our  Almighty  Lord  : 
For  he  commanded,  and  they  were 
Created  by  his  word. 

4  He  also,  for  all  time  to  come, 

Hath  them  established  sure  ; 
He  hath  appointed  them  a  law, 
Which  ever  shall  endure. 

5  O  praise  JEHOVAH  from  the  earth, 

Ye  dragons,  and  ye  deeps  : 
Fire,  hail,  snow,  vapor,  stormy  wind, 
His  word  that  fully  keeps. 


534  PSALM  CXLVIII. 

6  All  hills  and  mountains,  fruitful  trees, 

And  all  ye  cedars  high : 
All  beasts  and  cattle,  creeping  things, 
And  all  ye  birds  that  fly. 

7  Ye  kings  of  earth,  and  people  too, 

Ye  princes,  judges  all ; 
Young  men  and  maidens,  praise  ye  him, 
Old  men,  and  children  small. 

8  Let  them  the  Lord's  name  praise ;  his  name 

Alone  is  excellent : 
His  glory  reacheth  far  above 
The  earth  and  firmament. 

9  His  people's  horn,  the  praise  of  all 

His  saints,  exalteth  he; 
Of  Israel's  seed,  his  people  near. 
The  Lord  our  God  praise  ye. 

PSALM  148.     H    M. 

1  T  I  ^HE  Lord  of  heav'n  confess, 

_J_      On  high  his  glory  raise. 
Him  all  ye  angels  bless, 
Him  all  his  armies  praise. 
Him  glorify, 

Sun,  moon,  and  stars; 
Ye  higher  spheres, 
And  cloudy  sky. 

2  From  God  your  beings  are, 

Him  therefore  famous  make ; 
You  all  created  were, 

When  he  the  word  but  spake. 


PSALM  CXLVIIL  535 

And  from  that  place, 

Where  fixed  you  be 

By  his  decree, 
You  cannot  pass. 

Praise  God  from  earth  below, 
Ye  dragons,  and  ye  deeps  : 
Fire,  hail,  clouds,  wind,  and  snow, 
Which  in  command  he  keeps. 
Praise  ye  his  name, 
Hills  great  and  small. 
Trees  low  and  tall ; 
Beasts  wild  and  tame ; 

All  things  that  creep  or  fly. 

Ye  kings,  ye  humble  throng, 
All  princes,  mean  or  high ; 
Both  men  and  virgins  youngs 
Ev'n  young  and  old, 
Exalt  his  name; 
For  much  his  fame 
Should  be  extolled. 

O  let  God's  name  be  praised 

Above  both  earth  and  sky  ; 
For  he  his  saints  hath  raised, 
And  set  their  horn  on  high : 
Even  those  that  be 
Of  Isr'el's  race, 
Near  to  his  grace. 
The  Lord  praise  ye. 


536  PSALM  CXLVIII. 

PSALM  148.    7s 

PRAISE    YE   THE    LORD. 

1  HP)  RAISE  the  Lord  from  heavens  high; 
_IT  Praise  him  in  the  lofty  sky ; 

Praise  him,  all  ye  angels  bright ; 
Praise  him,  all  his  hosts  of  light ; 
Praise  him,  sun  and  moon  afar ; 
Praise  him,  every  radiant  star. 

2  Praise  him  all  ye  heavens  high  : 
Waters  drifting  through  the  sky, 
Let  them  praise  Jehovah's  name, 
For  he  called  them  and  they  came. 
He  has  fixed  their  places  fast ; 
His  decree  shall  ever  last. 

3  Praise  the  Lord  from  earth  below, 
Monsters  through  the  deep  that  go; 
Fire  and  cloud,  and  snow  and  hail, 
And  th*  obedient  stormy  gale, 
Hills  and  lofty  mountains  all, 
Fruitful  trees  and  cedars  tall. 

4  Beasts  and  cattle  everywhere, 
Creeping  things  and  fowls  of  air, 
Kings  and  men  of  humble  birth, 
Princes,  judges  of  the  earth, 
Youthful  men  and  virgins  all, 
Aged  men  and  children  small. 


PSALM    CXLVIII.  537 

0  Let  them  praise  with  one  consent, 
For  his  name  is  excellent; 
Glorious  he,  o'er  earth  and  sky, 
He  his  Israel  raised  on  high. 
Praise  him,  saints,  with  one  accord ; 
People  near  him,  praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  148.     8s  and  7s. 

1  THTALLELUJAH,  praise  Jehovah, 
JZl_     From  the  heavens  praise  his  namej 
Praise  Jehovah  in  the  highest, 

All  his  angels  praise  proclaim. 

2  All  his  hosts,  together  praise  him, 

Sun,  and  moon,  and  stars  on  high  ; 
Praise  him,  O  ye  heav'ns  of  heavens, 
And  ye  floods  above  the  sky. 

3  Let  them  praises  give  Jehovah, 

They  were  made  at  his  command, 
Them  forever  he  established  ; 
His  decree  shall  ever  stand. 

4  From  the  earth,  O  praise  Jehovah, 

All  ye  floods,  ye  dragons  all ; 
Fire,  and  hail,  and  snow,  and  vapors, 
Stormy  winds  that  hear  his  call. 

5  All  ye  fruitful  trees  and  cedars, 

All  ye  hills  and  mountains  high, 
Creeping  things,  and  beasts  and  cattle^ 
Birds  that  in  the  heavens  fly. 


538  PSALM  CXLIX. 

6  Kings  of  earth,  and  all  ye  people, 

Princes  great,  earth's  judges  all ; 
Praise  his  name,  young  men  and  maidpns, 
Aged  men,  and  children  small. 

7  Let  them  praises  give  Jehovah, 

For  his  name  alone  is  high, 
And  his  glory  is  exalted 

Far  above  the  earth  and  sky. 

8  He  his  people's  pow'r  exalteth, 

All  his  saints  to  praise  accord  ; 
Jacob's  seed,  a  people  near  him. 
Hallelujah.     Praise  the  Lord. 

PSAL3I  149.     C.  M. 

1  I   >RAISE  ye  Jehovah  :  sing  to  him 
_L        A  new  song,  and  his  praise, 
In  the  assembly  of  his  saints, 

In  sweet  psalms  do  ye  raise. 

2  Let  Isr'el  in  his  maker  joy  ; 

Let  them  his  praises  sing  : 
Let  all  that  Zion's  children  are 
Be  joyful  in  their  King. 

3  O  let  them  all  to  his  great  name 

Give  praises  in  the  dance  ; 
Let  them  with  timbrel  and  with  harp 
In  songs  his  praise  advance. 

4  For  God  doth  pleasure  take  in  those 

That  his  own  people  be ; 
And  he  with  his  salvation  free 
The  meek  will  beautify. 


PSALM    CXLIX.  539 

5  And  in  his  glory  excellent 

Let  all  his  saints  rejoice  : 
Let  them  to  him  upon  their  beds 
Aloud  lift  up  their  voice : 

6  And  in  their  mouth  aloft  be  raised 

The  praises  of  the  Lord, 
And  let  them  have  in  their  right  hand 
A  sharp  two-edged  sword  ; 

7  To  execute  the  vengeance  due 

Upon  the  heathen  all, 
And  make  the  punishments  deserved 
Upon  the  people  fall. 

8  Let  them  with  chains  as  pris'ners  bind 

Their  kings  who  them  command ; 
And  hold  in  iron  fetters  strong, 
The  nobles  of  their  land. 

9  On  them  the  judgment  to  perform 

Found  written  in  his  word : 
This  honor  is  for  all  his  saints. 
O  do  ye  praise  the  Lord. 

PSALM  149.     10s  and  lis. 
1    r\  PRAISE  ye  the  Lord  ! 
\^y      Prepare  your  glad  voice, 
New  songs  with  his  saints, 

Assembled  to  sing; 
Before  his  Creator 

Let  Israel  rejoice, 
And  children  of  Zion 
Be  glad  in  their  King. 


540  PSALM  CL. 

2  And  let  them  his  name 

Extol  in  the  dance, 
With  timbrel  and  harp 

His  praises  express ; 
Who  always  takes  pleasure 

His  saints  to  advance, 
And  with  his  salvation 

The  humble  to  bless. 

3  His  saints  shall  sing  loud 

With  glory  and  joy, 
And  rest  undismayed, 

With  songs  in  the  night; 
The  praise  of  Jehovah 

Their  lips  shall  employ  ; 
A  sword  in  their  right  hand. 

Two-edged  for  the  fight. 

4  The  heathen  to  judge, 

Their  pride  to  consume ; 
To  fetter  their  kings, 

Their  princes  to  bind  j 
To  execute  on  them 

The  long-decreed  doom ; 
Such  honor  forever 

The  holy  shall  find.     HallolujaL 


PSALM  loO.     C  M. 

RAISE  ye  the  Lord,  God's  praise  within 
His  sanctuary  raise ; 
To  him  within  the  firmament 
Of  power  give  ye  praise. 


;p 


PSALM   CL.  &41 

I  Because  of  all  his  mighty  acts, 
With  praise  him  magnify  : 
O  praise  ye  him,  as  he  excels 
In  glorious  majesty. 

3  Praise    him     with    trumpet's    sound  :    hi^ 
praise 
With  psaltery  advance : 
With  timbrel,  harp,  stringed  instruments, 
With  organs  and  the  dance. 

i  Praise     him     on      cymbals      loud  ;      him 
praise 
On  cvmbals  sounding  high. 
Let  each  thing  breathing  praise  the  Lord. 
Praise  to  the  Lord  give  ye. 

PSALM  ISO.     L.  M. 

1  f~\  PRAISE    our    Lord,   where   rich   in 
\_y       grace 

His  presence  fills  his  holy  place; 
Praise  him  in  yon  celestial  arch, 
Where  holds  his  power  its  glorious  march. 

2  O  praise  him  for  his  deeds  of  fame, 
O  praise  the  greatness  of  his  name, 

O  praise  him  with  the  trumpet's  sound, 
With  harp  and  psaltery  answering  round. 
46 


542  PSALM    CL. 

3  The  praises  of  the  Lord  advance 
With  organ,  timbrel,  and  the  dance; 
O  praise  him  with  the  notes  of  joy, 
And  every  harp  in  praise  employ. 

4  On  cymbals  loud,  Jehovah  praise  ; 
On  cymbals  high,  his  glory  raise  ; 
Let  all  that  breathe,  with  glad  accord, 
Lift  up  their  voice,  and  praise  the  Lord. 


THE    END. 


INDEX  OF  METERS. 


Note.  Each  Psalm  hrts  a  Common  Meter  (Old)  Versio-j.  T  jese 
are  omitted  in  the  following  Index — all  the  others,  including  the 
"  New  Version"  Common  Meters,  are  noted. 


C.  M. 

L,.  M. 

S.  M. 

New  version 

(i-ontinued). 

(continued). 

Fsalm, 

..  5b 

P 

salm, 

..116 

Psal 

m,  Vs.  1  to  15.  31 

« 

..  82 
..143 

"        

..118 
..120 

39 

« 

(Old  ver'n.)  45 

"        

..122 

47 

L,.  M. 

"        

..124 

4S 

Pgalm    

..     2 
..     4 
•)     6 
..     9 

«     Z'Z'.Z\ 

..126 
..127 
..129 
..132 

(Old  vei'p.)  50 

53 

"        (Oldver'n 

54 

60 

« 

..  11 

"          

..135 

(Old  ver'n.)  67 

it 

14 

" 

..136 

69 

it 

18 

"        

..137 

70 

t< 

..  20 
..  21 

" 

..138 

79 

4C         

"         

..139 
..141 

93 

a 

99 

ic 

..  23 

"          

..142 

110 

CI 

.,  34 

"         (Oldver'i 

.)145 

131 

ii 

..  35 
..  41 

..  42 
..  46 

" 

..146 

M 

a 

..150 

C.  P.  M. 

Psal 

m, 12 

(( 

Li.   I»I.     6  lines. 

Vs.16ti.19.  31 
33 

«: 

..  52 
72 

'.'.  76 
..  77 
..  89 
..  91 

P 

..     1 
..  90 
..  95 
..123 

..146 

s: 

61 

ci 

63 

it 

65 

ci 

133 

« 

134 

"           

..  96 

S.  M. 

L,.  P.  M. 

..  97 

\> 

lalm, 

..     3 

Psal 

m, 85 

110 

u 

..  98 

..     7 

"        (Old  ver'n 
is         >  a         it 

.)100 

yi02 

11 

..     9 

« 

..  10 

H.  M. 

« 

..108 
..109 

11 

..  11 
..  16 

Psal 

m, 19 

ci 

« 

27 

8* 

..112 

(Old  ver'i 

0  25 

" 

30 

" 

..113 

" 

..  26 

'• 

Vs.  9  to  14..  48 

M               

..114 

..  28 

1U 

543 

544 


INDEX   OF    METERS. 


H.  M. 

{continued). 

Psalm,  126 

136 

148 

C.  H.  M. 

Psalm,  ....^* 17 


L..  H.  M. 

Psalm, 40 

6s. 

Psalm, 143 

7s. 

Psalm, 2 

5 


P jalni, . 


lis. 


7s  and  6s. 


Psalm, 


.  15 

.  25 
.  49 
.  51 
.  87 
.102 
.121 
.148 


8s. 
hsalin, 100 


..  13 
..  23 
..  30 
,.  32 
.  65 
■  67 
,.  68 
.  84 
.101 
.125 
.133 
.147 


8  s  and  7  s. 

{continued). 

'aim, 103 

117 

128 

130 

132 


.146 
.148 


8  s  and  4s. 

Psalm, 42 


8s  and  7s. 
Psalm,  


10s  ant    lis. 

Psalm, 149 

lis  and  8s. 

Psalm,  \0 

13s  and  9s. 

Psalm, 21 

13s  and  lis. 

Psalm, 29> 

8,6,    8,4s. 
Psalm, 8 


8,  8,  8,  8,  6,  6,  6» 

6,   8s. 
Psalm, 4 


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